This class covers all sound-emitting devices, in general, whether or not they may be considered as being musical.
In this class, the following expression is used with the meaning indicated:
"musical instrument" does not exclude devices emitting a single sound signal.
The following Class Index is given in place of subclass indexes, to show the grouping of the elaborations belonging to different subclasses, under the following 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