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Adolphe Sax's grave in Paris is crumbling

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  • Adolphe Sax's grave at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris is crumbling.
  • Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s and named it after himself.
  • An association is raising over 400,000 kronor to restore the grave.

The grave of saxophone inventor Adolphe Sax is crumbling at Montmartre Cemetery in Paris. Sax invented the saxophone in the 1840s and named it after himself. He was buried at the cemetery, but his grave is now deteriorating.

The International Adolphe Sax Association is trying to fix this by raising the equivalent of over 400,000 kronor to restore the worn saxophone grave.

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