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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 G10D 17/00 or G10K 7/00, G10K 9/00 or G10K 15/04, all the other groups normally finding a definite place.

Subclass indexes

ACOUSTICS; OPERATIONS ON SOUND WAVES

Speech analysis or synthesis; speech recognition; audio analysis or processing

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 or 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; horns

G10K 5/00; G10K 9/00

STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

General features; details or accessories

G10D 1/00; G10D 3/00

Pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards; tools and methods for the manufacture or maintenance thereof

G10C 1/00, G10C 3/00; G10C 9/00

Other 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

AEOLIAN HARPS OR SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

G10D 17/00

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER GROUPS OF SUBCLASS G10D

G10D 99/00