Charles-Joseph Sax

Charles-Joseph Sax (1 February 1790 – 26 April 1865) was a Belgian musical instrument maker. His son was Adolphe Sax, who invented the saxophone, the saxhorn and the saxotromba.^[1]

Charles-Joseph Sax
Born	(1790-02-01)1 February 1790 Dinant, Wallonia, Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium)
Died	26 April 1865(1865-04-26) (aged 75) Paris, France
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation(s)	Inventor, musical instrument designer
Known for	Father of Adolphe Sax

Sax was the son of Françoise Élisabeth (Maréchal) and Antoine Joseph Sax.^[2] He was a maker of wind and brass instruments, as well as of pianos, harps, and guitars. Sax was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. He was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Adolphe Sax, and played a big part in his son's successful career.

Instruments built by Charles-Joseph are held in some museum collections.^[3][4][5]