Antoine-Joseph Sax patented his famous reed instrument in this French city
He began to 
make his own instruments at an early age, entering two of his flutes and a ... was 
an improvement of the bass clarinet design which he patented at the... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Adolphe Sax and his Saxophone" - Internet Archive [PAR] Berlioz, however, had a high esteem for Sax and loved his instruments, and 
Rossini ...