This class covers generally all sound-emitting devices, whether or not they may be considered as being musical.
The term "musical instrument", used in this class, should not be understood as excluding devices emitting a single sound signal.
For the convenience of users, the following Class Index is given in place of Sub-class Indexes, to show the grouping of the elaborations belonging to different sub-classes, under the three fundamental types:
Wind instruments
String instruments
Percussion instruments
which relate clearly to the majority of instruments.
Chord or note indicators, fixed or adjustable, for keyboards or fingerboards
G10G 1/04
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Transposing; Transcribing
G10G 3/00
Recording music in notation form, e.g. recording the mechanical operation of a musical instrument (perforating per seFulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B26F)
G10G 3/02
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using mechanical means only
G10G 3/04
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using electrical means
G10G 5/00
Supports for musical instruments
G10G 7/00
Other auxiliary devices, e.g. separate holder for resin, strings, conductors' batons