This Day in History Entry #124

June 28th, 2011 by Wordsman

“Oh it’s taken me years now to hone
Meant to bridge gap ‘tween flute and trombone
Though it looks like a brass
As a woodwind ’twill pass
I shall call it: the Saxo-ma-phone!”

Event: Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone
Year: 1846
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone

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