|  | G |
SECTION G — PHYSICS

|  | G |
Note(s) In this section, the following term is used with the meaning indicated: "variable" (as a noun) means a feature or property (e.g., a dimension, a physical condition such as temperature, a quality such as density or colour) which, in respect of a particular entity (e.g., an object, a quantity of a substance, a beam of light) and at a particular instant, is capable of being measured; the variable may change, so that its numerical expression may assume different values at different times, in different conditions or in individual cases, but may be constant in respect of a particular entity in certain conditions or for practical purposes (e.g., the length of a bar may be regarded as constant for many purposes). Attention is drawn to the definitions of terms or expressions used, appearing in the notes of several of the classes in this section, in particular those of "measuring" in class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01 and "control" and "regulation" in class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05. Classification in this section may present more difficulty than in other sections, because the distinction between different fields of use rests to a considerable extent on differences in the intention of the user rather than on any constructional differences or differences in the manner of use, and because the subjects dealt with are often in effect systems or combinations, which have features or parts in common, rather than "things", which are readily distinguishable as a whole. For example, information (e.g., a set of figures) may be displayed for the purpose of education or advertising (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G09), for enabling the result of a measurement to be known (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01), for signalling the information to a distant point or for giving information which has been signalled from a distant point (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G08). The words used to describe the purpose depend on features that may be irrelevant to the form of the apparatus concerned, for example, such features as the desired effect on the person who sees the display, or whether the display is controlled from a remote point. Again, a device which responds to some change in a condition, e.g., in the pressure of a fluid, may be used, without modification of the device itself, to give information about the pressure (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01L) or about some other condition linked to the pressure (another subclass of class Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01, e.g., Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01K for temperature), to make a record of the pressure or of its occurrence (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G07C), to give an alarm (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G08B), or to control another apparatus (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G05). The classification scheme is intended to enable things of a similar nature (as indicated above) to be classified together. It is therefore particularly necessary for the real nature of any technical subject to be decided before it can be properly classified.

INSTRUMENTS

|  | G10 |
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS

|  | G10 |
Note(s) 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. There are of course some instruments of which the principle of operation belongs less clearly to one of the three types mentioned in Note (3). They correspond to groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10D 17/00 or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K 7/00, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K 9/00 or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K 15/04, all the other groups normally finding a definite place.

|  | G10 |
Class index
ACOUSTICS; OPERATIONS ON SOUND WAVES |
Speech analysis or synthesis; speech recognition | G10L
Methods or devices for transmission of sound or protection against sound, not otherwise provided for | G10K 11/00, G10K 13/00
Acoustics not otherwise provided for | G10K 15/00
WIND INSTRUMENTS |
General features; details, accessories | G10D 7/00; G10D 9/00
Organs, harmoniums, or similar instruments | G10B 1/00, G10B 3/00
Accordions, concertinas, or similar instruments; other types of instruments | G10D 11/00; G10D 7/00
Whistles; sirens; horns | G10K 5/00; G10K 7/00; G10K 9/00
STRING INSTRUMENTS |
General features; details, accessories | G10D 1/00; G10D 3/00
Pianos, similar instruments; tools and methods for making or maintenance | G10C 1/00, G10C 3/00; G10C 9/00
Other types of instruments | G10D 1/00
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS |
Bells, rattles, or similar instruments | G10K 1/00, G10K 3/00
Other instruments | G10D 13/00
OTHER PARTICULAR DEVICES: DEVICES USING UNDEFINED PRINCIPLES; COMBINATIONS OF INSTRUMENTS; MUSIC ACCESSORIES |
Electrophonic musical instruments | G10H
Automatic musical instruments | G10F
Sirens; devices with vibrators | G10K 7/00; G10K 9/00
Combinations: of pianos with other instruments; of other instruments | G10C 5/00; G10D 15/00
Music accessories | G10G
INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR | G10D 17/00

|  | G10D |
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (aspects of automatic actuation Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10F; combinations of microphones, pick-ups or amplifiers with musical instruments Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10H; sound-producing devices not regarded as musical instruments or parts thereof Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K)

|  | G10D 1/00 |
General design of stringed musical instruments (pianos or similar instruments with keyboard Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10C)

|  | G10D 1/02 |
· | of violins, violas, violoncellos, basses

|  | G10D 1/04 |
· | of harps, lyres

|  | G10D 1/06 |
· | of mandolins

|  | G10D 1/08 |
· | of guitars

|  | G10D 1/10 |
· | of banjos

|  | G10D 1/12 |
· | of zithers, e.g. autoharp

|  | G10D 3/00 |
Details of, or accessories for, stringed musical instruments

|  | G10D 3/02 |
· | Resonating means, horns, or diaphragms

|  | G10D 3/04 |
· | Bridges, mutes, or capo-tastos

|  | G10D 3/06 |
· | Fingerboards

|  | G10D 3/08 |
· · | in the form of keyboards (keyboards for musical instruments in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10C 3/12)

|  | G10D 3/10 |
· | Strings

|  | G10D 3/12 |
· | Anchoring devices for strings, e.g. tail piece, hitchpin

|  | G10D 3/14 |
· | Tuning devices, e.g. pegs, pins, friction discs

|  | G10D 3/16 |
· | Bows; Guides for bows; Plectra or like playing means

|  | G10D 3/18 |
· | Chin-rests, hand-rests or guards as part of the instruments (separate auxiliary devices or supports Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10G)

|  | G10D 7/00 |
General design of wind-actuated musical instruments (accordions Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10D 11/00; organs, harmoniums Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10B; whistles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K)

|  | G10D 7/02 |
· | of the type wherein an air current is directed against a ramp edge, e.g. flute, recorder

|  | G10D 7/04 |
· · | Ocarinas

|  | G10D 7/06 |
· | of the type with a beating reed (Rohrblatt) or reeds, e.g. oboe, clarinet, bassoon, bagpipe

|  | G10D 7/08 |
· · | Saxophones

|  | G10D 7/10 |
· | of the type with a cupped mouthpiece, e.g. cornet, orchestral trumpet, trombone

|  | G10D 7/12 |
· | of the type with free reeds (Zunge), e.g. mouth-organ, trumpet for children

|  | G10D 9/00 |
Details of, or accessories for, wind-actuated musical instruments

|  | G10D 9/02 |
· | Mouthpieces; Reeds

|  | G10D 9/04 |
· | Valves; Valve controls

|  | G10D 9/06 |
· | Mutes

|  | G10D 11/00 |
Accordions, concertinas, or the like; Keyboards therefor (keyboards for musical instruments in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10C 3/12)

|  | G10D 11/02 |
· | Actions

|  | G10D 13/00 |
Percussive musical instruments

|  | G10D 13/02 |
· | Drums; Tambourines

|  | G10D 13/04 |
· | Timpani

|  | G10D 13/06 |
· | Castanets, cymbals, triangles, or other single-toned percussive musical instruments (bells Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10K)

|  | G10D 13/08 |
· | Multi-toned musical instruments, with sonorous bars, blocks, forks, gongs, plates, rods, or teeth

|  | G10D 15/00 |
Combinations of different musical instruments (combinations with pianos Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G10C)

|  | G10D 17/00 |
Musical instruments not provided for in any of the preceding groups, e.g. Aeolian harp, singing-flame musical instrument