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Did Sax patent the Saxophine on June 22, or on May 17? Aliter 10:26, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)
1838
According to the Grand Lodge of British Columbia there is not enough evidence to say he was a mason. Dwain 19:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't think legal troubles can be credited with giving him lip cancer, as is implied here. Hey, maybe he smoked a lot of cigars when he was unhappy (who knows?), but that's not stated in the article. It just looks silly right now...
Misha
216.254.12.114 05:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Here's what is claimed to be a picture of a saxtromba from this site (in Dutch). Is this in fact a saxtromba? If so, then in what sense is it "a hybrid between the trombone and the saxophone"? -- Rsholmes 15:12, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
"He subsequently studied those two instruments...." makes me wonder, especially because Sax was an instrument maker, whether he used magnifying glasses and calipers to study them, or whether he learned how to play them. Unfree ( talk) 21:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Google has plenty of hits for 3 February and 4 February; a few for 7 February; and even a couple for 5 February. I'd say 4 February is the leader on google hits, but that's no basis for writing an encyclopedia article. Does anyone have accurate, authoritative information on exactly when he died? -- JackofOz ( talk) 03:10, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
His obituary appears in the New York Times, February 10, 1894 [2]. Useful tidbits from this are: (1) Date of death is Feb. 9, 1894 ("yesterday"), (2) he died of pneumonia "in absolute poverty", (3) he held the title of Professor at the Conservatory , and (4) he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1849. Robert Hiller ( talk) 03:23, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
These are modern times. It's disheartening to see how a Google Doodle is considered so important as to make it to the first lines of this article. There is a special section (External links) where it would perfectly fit, so why put this passage to the very top?
"Google celebrated his 201st birthday, 06th November, 2015, with a Google Doodle."
That's invasive and ruins the memory of Adolphe Sax. The semi-protection (with gibberish text) also prevents to correct this. It looks like there are many people thinking the same way. Probably this whole piece I'm writing will be gone, but that reference to the Doodle will stay there forever! Disheartening modern times of ignorance and consumism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.206.99.150 ( talk) 09:47, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Revise wording of the beginning of second paragraph of "Early Life" section to remove redundancy.
Existing wording: "According to the biography of Adolphe Sax’s biography published ..." Suggested Revision: "According to the biography of Adolphe Sax published..."
Thank you Barry Blho1o ( talk) 10:46, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Birth date is wrong when shown on google search, it shows 1184. 92.27.120.99 ( talk) 11:38, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The "Early life" section appears to rely on original research. Plus the "firstly, lastly" comments could be reworded. The statements do not completely have an Encyclopedic tone and Style.
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Furthermore, what was he saved by? It is not clearly stated and for now is speculation. The sentence should be reworded to reflect that only the reference has stated this. -- Xavier ( talk) 13:32, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The fifth reference link (5 facts about Sax's life) has an extra # at the start, so it's regarded as a section link instead of as an outside link.-- 159.147.50.15 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:54, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hitler wasnt Germany good fact ya 92.60.194.167 ( talk) 16:19, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Under the Career section, the sentence stated that he "left the school." Which school was it? Did it mean to say, that he experimented with instrument design after leaving his primary education? It's a bit unclear. Clarification, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.210.124.64 ( talk) 16:23, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
While the lead picture change by the recent editor @ Scewing: is nice and all, I think the previous picture had more clarity. The current one seems to be too damaged while the replaced picture is in better condition and has more clarity. -- Xavier ( talk) 18:50, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
This article made the Wikipedia:Top 25 Report at number four with 1,019,466 views for the week November 1 to 7, 2015. There was a Google Doodle about Sax on November 6, 2015. Congratulations to the editors of this article for the exposure of their work. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 19:19, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Dinant was part of the short-lived French Department of Sambre-et-Meuse, which was disestablished in May 1814 after Napoleon's defeat. It then returned to Netherland. So Adolph Sax was not born in France Sapphorain ( talk) 08:01, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
However Sapphorain did not cite any sources, if he/she did, I Will not revert it but he/she didn't cite any sources User3749 ( talk) 08:04, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
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Did Sax patent the Saxophine on June 22, or on May 17? Aliter 10:26, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)
1838
According to the Grand Lodge of British Columbia there is not enough evidence to say he was a mason. Dwain 19:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
I don't think legal troubles can be credited with giving him lip cancer, as is implied here. Hey, maybe he smoked a lot of cigars when he was unhappy (who knows?), but that's not stated in the article. It just looks silly right now...
Misha
216.254.12.114 05:02, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Here's what is claimed to be a picture of a saxtromba from this site (in Dutch). Is this in fact a saxtromba? If so, then in what sense is it "a hybrid between the trombone and the saxophone"? -- Rsholmes 15:12, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
"He subsequently studied those two instruments...." makes me wonder, especially because Sax was an instrument maker, whether he used magnifying glasses and calipers to study them, or whether he learned how to play them. Unfree ( talk) 21:07, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Google has plenty of hits for 3 February and 4 February; a few for 7 February; and even a couple for 5 February. I'd say 4 February is the leader on google hits, but that's no basis for writing an encyclopedia article. Does anyone have accurate, authoritative information on exactly when he died? -- JackofOz ( talk) 03:10, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
His obituary appears in the New York Times, February 10, 1894 [2]. Useful tidbits from this are: (1) Date of death is Feb. 9, 1894 ("yesterday"), (2) he died of pneumonia "in absolute poverty", (3) he held the title of Professor at the Conservatory , and (4) he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1849. Robert Hiller ( talk) 03:23, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
These are modern times. It's disheartening to see how a Google Doodle is considered so important as to make it to the first lines of this article. There is a special section (External links) where it would perfectly fit, so why put this passage to the very top?
"Google celebrated his 201st birthday, 06th November, 2015, with a Google Doodle."
That's invasive and ruins the memory of Adolphe Sax. The semi-protection (with gibberish text) also prevents to correct this. It looks like there are many people thinking the same way. Probably this whole piece I'm writing will be gone, but that reference to the Doodle will stay there forever! Disheartening modern times of ignorance and consumism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.206.99.150 ( talk) 09:47, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Revise wording of the beginning of second paragraph of "Early Life" section to remove redundancy.
Existing wording: "According to the biography of Adolphe Sax’s biography published ..." Suggested Revision: "According to the biography of Adolphe Sax published..."
Thank you Barry Blho1o ( talk) 10:46, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Done - Thanks for pointing that out -
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Birth date is wrong when shown on google search, it shows 1184. 92.27.120.99 ( talk) 11:38, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The "Early life" section appears to rely on original research. Plus the "firstly, lastly" comments could be reworded. The statements do not completely have an Encyclopedic tone and Style.
e.g.
Furthermore, what was he saved by? It is not clearly stated and for now is speculation. The sentence should be reworded to reflect that only the reference has stated this. -- Xavier ( talk) 13:32, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The fifth reference link (5 facts about Sax's life) has an extra # at the start, so it's regarded as a section link instead of as an outside link.-- 159.147.50.15 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 14:54, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hitler wasnt Germany good fact ya 92.60.194.167 ( talk) 16:19, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Under the Career section, the sentence stated that he "left the school." Which school was it? Did it mean to say, that he experimented with instrument design after leaving his primary education? It's a bit unclear. Clarification, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.210.124.64 ( talk) 16:23, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
While the lead picture change by the recent editor @ Scewing: is nice and all, I think the previous picture had more clarity. The current one seems to be too damaged while the replaced picture is in better condition and has more clarity. -- Xavier ( talk) 18:50, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
This article made the Wikipedia:Top 25 Report at number four with 1,019,466 views for the week November 1 to 7, 2015. There was a Google Doodle about Sax on November 6, 2015. Congratulations to the editors of this article for the exposure of their work. SchreiberBike | ⌨ 19:19, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
Dinant was part of the short-lived French Department of Sambre-et-Meuse, which was disestablished in May 1814 after Napoleon's defeat. It then returned to Netherland. So Adolph Sax was not born in France Sapphorain ( talk) 08:01, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
However Sapphorain did not cite any sources, if he/she did, I Will not revert it but he/she didn't cite any sources User3749 ( talk) 08:04, 4 July 2020 (UTC)