Adolphe Sax Direct

: Drinking a bowl of vitriol (acidic water) he mistook for milk.

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

Born into a family of instrument makers, Sax was a child prodigy who submitted flutes to competitions by age 15. In the early 1840s, he set out to create an instrument that bridged the gap between (like the clarinet) and brass (like the trumpet). : Drinking a bowl of vitriol (acidic water)