Adolphe Sax -

The story behind the origins of the saxophone - Yamaha Corporation

: Receiving serious burns from a gunpowder explosion and accidentally falling onto a hot stove. Near Drowning : Almost drowning in a river. The Invention: Bridging Two Worlds adolphe sax

Born into a family of instrument makers, Sax was a child prodigy who submitted flutes to competitions by age 15. In the early 1840s, he set out to create an instrument that bridged the gap between (like the clarinet) and brass (like the trumpet). The story behind the origins of the saxophone