Alto saxophone in E-flat, ca. 1855, Paris, France, French, Brass, Height: 24 in. (61 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed

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Alto saxophone in E-flat, ca. 1855, Paris, France, French, Brass, Height: 24 in. (61 cm), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical, Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814–1894 Paris), When the saxophone was patented in 1846, the wind family lacked a robust lower voice. Sax developed the saxophone to fill this gap. Although he struggled to promote the instrument to conservative orchestral composers, it enjoyed success as a band instrument during Sax’s lifetime

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