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December 2002 Sax Trivia Contest

Thanks to everyone who played this month's contest. Be sure to stop by and check out the new running contest!! Best of Luck and ENJOY!!!

Prizes:

$75 gift certificate to the Sa ($ 75.00 value)

Winner

KEN HUGHES from FORT MYERS, FL US

Contest background

1840 marked the invention of the saxophone by Antoinne (Adolphe) Sax, a Belgian, in Paris. Musical instrument development and production during the Industrial Revolution was very popular and until his death in 1894 he spent much time in court (usually successfully) defending his patents. The Adolphe Sax saxophone was first introduced in the United States in 1853. However, many years would pass before saxophones would be manufactured in the United States.

Contest Question

Who produced the first saxophone in the United States and in what year and what company did he work for?

Correct Answer

1889 - first American saxophone made by F.A. Buescher for Conn company (Elkhart IN)

Where You Could Have Found The Answer

Saxophone History

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