Sax flute

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Sax flute

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I am working on a flute made by Sax, he is the inventor of the Saxophone, Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax. You don't see these everyday...

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Ha! You got my expectations up. I was expecting to see a flute saxophone hybrid. Not that the Sax flute is not interesting in and of itself. :D Keep us posted.
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busterbill wrote:Ha! You got my expectations up. I was expecting to see a flute saxophone hybrid. Not that the Sax flute is not interesting in and of itself. :D Keep us posted.
Yes, fooled you! :tomato:
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Does it have a particularly 'reedy' tone? Ha.
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