José-Modesto Diago Ortega

‘Thorough Studies on the New instruments from Mr Sax’, by Frédéric Bouchot, 1840. Musée Carnavalet/Musées de Paris. Public Domain.

Adolphe Sax’s Brass Wars

A battle of wills between Adolphe Sax and musical instrument makers in 19th-century France saw an unprecedented legal contest unfold.