par De Keyser, Ignace;Haine, Malou M-Louise 
Référence European, British, and American Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850–1940, Taylor and Francis, page (78-100)
Publication Publié, 2026-01
Référence European, British, and American Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850–1940, Taylor and Francis, page (78-100)
Publication Publié, 2026-01
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
| Résumé : | Sax's private collection consisted of 467 both European and extra-European musical instruments, revealing a curiosity about the musical instrument as a phenomenon in itself. If Sax's efforts in the 1840s were a matter of ‘steady research and patience’, in the next decades they were focused on collecting evidence in his numerous lawsuits, with counterfeits by his competitors of instruments protected by his own patents. However, the ‘core’ of his collection lies in the various prototypes of his new instruments, the presence of new models that he developed, and specimens of instruments that he highlighted at national or universal exhibitions. |
