Charles-Joseph Sax, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian musical instrument maker
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Place of Birth: Dinant, Wallonia, Belgium
About Charles-Joseph Sax
- Charles-Joseph Sax (1 February 1790 – 26 April 1865) was a Belgian (he lived in Dinant) musical instrument maker.
- His son was Adolphe Sax who invented the saxophone, the saxhorn and the saxotromba.Sax was the son of Francoise Elisabeth (Maréchal) and Antoine Joseph Sax.
- He was a maker of wind and brass instruments, as well as of pianos, harps, and guitars.
- Sax was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future.
- He was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Adolphe Sax, and played a big part in his son's successful career. Instruments built by Charles-Joseph are held in some museum collections.
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