Adolphe | Sax
: Falling three stories and hitting his head on a stone floor.
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). adolphe sax
The story behind the origins of the saxophone - Yamaha Corporation : Falling three stories and hitting his head