Charles-Joseph Sax
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Charles-Joseph Sax was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (he lived in Dunant) musical instrument maker. His son was Adolphe Sax
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is best known for having invented the saxophone.-Biography:...

 who invented the saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

, the sax horn and the saxophonist.

Charles-Joseph was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. Charles-Joseph was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Antoine-Joseph, and played a big part in his son's successful career.
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