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Belgian musician Adolphe Sax patented his design of the saxophone (example pictured).
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Belgian musical instrument inventor (1814–1894)
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion still used in the 21st century. He played the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Single-reed woodwind instrument
The saxophone is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to produce a sound wave inside the instrument's body. The pitch is controlled by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)