Adolphe Sax -

The story behind the origins of the saxophone - Yamaha Corporation

: Falling three stories and hitting his head on a stone floor. adolphe sax

: Drinking a bowl of vitriol (acidic water) he mistook for milk. The story behind the origins of the saxophone

A feature on (1814–1894) is essentially a study in resilience; it is the story of a man nicknamed "the ghost" who survived nearly a dozen brushes with death to invent an instrument that defined 20th-century music. The Man Who Wouldn't Die The Man Who Wouldn't Die Before he ever

Before he ever touched a workbench, Sax became a legend in his hometown of Dinant, Belgium, for his improbable survival. His neighbors were convinced he was either cursed or protected, as he survived:

: Receiving serious burns from a gunpowder explosion and accidentally falling onto a hot stove. Near Drowning : Almost drowning in a river. The Invention: Bridging Two Worlds