Tag: Sax
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SAX APPEAL
On June 28, 1846, musician / inventor Adolphe Sax filed 14 patents for his new invention: the saxophone. Initially crafted from wood, Sax’s instrument flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell. Although the saxophone quickly became popular with French army bands, the Belgian-born Sax spent decades in court trying to fend off knockoffs…
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LUCY IS A SAX SYMBOL
S1;E5 ~ October 25, 1986 [Photo © Getty Images] Directed by Peter Baldwin ~ Written by Bob Fisher and Arthur Marx Synopsis While clearing out the basement, Lucy finds her old saxophone. She wants to teach her granddaughter to play, but Becky isn’t very enthusiastic and doesn’t know how to tell Lucy the truth. …
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“The Saxophone”
(S2;E2 ~ September 22, 1952) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed June 6, 1952 at General Service Studios. Rating: 67.5/65 Synopsis ~ When Ricky won’t take Lucy on tour, she dig out her saxophone in order to join the band! When that doesn’t work, she tries…