The Belgian Genius Who Tried To Amplify His Music With A Steam Engine

Today it's the story of one of Belgium's greatest inventors, and his incredible 1840s plan to amplify music - with the power of steam. I travelled to the dreamy town of Dinant to find out more... SAX APPEAL: You can donate to the "Save Adolphe Sax's Legacy" campaign here - https://donate.sax-dinant.be Donations go towards restoring Adolphe Sax's grave, and keeping it well-maintained for the years to come. MORE SAX INFO: The International Adolphe Sax Association - https://sax-dinant.be/en "Berlioz, Kastner, and Sax: Writing for and about the Early Saxhorn and Saxophone" by Stewart Carter- http://www.ibew.org.uk/dvarch/DV03651.pdf IMAGE CREDITS Bucharest Symphony Orchestra by Pamfil Pascal - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bucharest.Symphony.Orchestra.jpg "Sax Workshop" (actually Claymills Victorian Pumping Station) by Chris Allen - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Victorian_workshop_range,_Claymills_Victorian_Pumping_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1468175.jpg Stack of Marshall amps by Jaakonam - https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:MarshallStack_Slayer.jpg "Sax Organ" (actually the organ from Madrid cathedral) by Hans-Jörg Gemeinholzer - Hans-Jörg Gemeinholzer - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madrid_Almudena-Kathedrale_Orgel_(01).jpg Copper piping by Cschirp - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copper-press-fitting.JPG Fender Contempo Organ Keyboard by Docrobbie - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fender_Contempo_Combo_Organ.jpg Wispa photos by Evan-Amos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wispa#/media/File:Wispa-Split.jpg