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50 PIANOS {NONMUSICAL ASPECTS OF TOY PIANOS A63H 5/00; ASPECTS OF AUTOMATIC ACTUATION SUBCLASSES 200+; COMBINATIONS OF CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS MICROPHONES, PICK-UPS OR AMPLIFIERS WITH MUSICAL 1 ORGANS; HARMONIUMS {MOUTH ORGANS INSTRUMENTS SUBCLASSES 300+} OR ACCORDIONS SUBCLASSES 100+; {G10C} ASPECTS OF AUTOMATIC ACTUATION 51 .General design of pianos or like SUBCLASSES 200+; COMBINATIONS stringed musical instruments OF MICROPHONES, PICK-UPS OR with keyboards {G10C 1/00} AMPLIFIERS WITH MUSICAL 52 ..Of upright pianos {G10C 1/02} INSTRUMENTS, ELECTRIC ORGANS 53 ..Of grand pianofortes {G10C 1/ SUBCLASSES 300+} {G10B} 04} 2 .General design of organs, 54 ..Of cembaloes, spinets, or harmoniums, or like wind- similar stringed instruments actuated musical instruments {G10C 1/06} {G10B 1/00} 55 .Details of, accesories for, 3 ..Of organs {G10B 1/02} pianos or the like {G10C 3/00} 4 ...Electrically operated {G10B 1/ 56 ..Cases {G10C 3/02} 04} 57 ..Frames; Bridges; Bars {G10C 3/ 5 ...Fluid operated {G10B 1/06} 04} 6 ..Of harmoniums {G10B 1/08} 58 ..Resonating means, e.g., 7 .Details of, accessories for, resonant strings, soundboards, organs, harmoniums, or the etc.; fastening of the like {G10B 3/00} resonating strings {G10C 3/06} 8 ..Blowers {G10B 3/02} 59 ..Arrangements of strings {G10C 9 ..Reservoirs {G10B 3/04} 3/08} 10 ..Valves; Sleeves {G10B 3/06} 60 ..Tuning pins or straining ..Pipes, e.g., open end, reed 11 devices {G10C 3/10} pipe, etc. {G10B 3/08} 61 ..Keyboards; Keys {G10C 3/12} 12 ..Actions, e.g., coupler, etc. 62 ...For actuation by the feet {G10B 3/10} {G10C 3/14} 13 ..Keys or keyboards; Manuals 63 ..Actions {G10C 3/16} {keyboards for musical 64 ...Hammers {G10C 3/18} instruments in general 65 ...Involving the use of subclass 60} {G10B 3/12} hydraulic, pneumatic, or 14 ..Pedals or pedal boards {G10B 3/ electromagnetic means {G10C 3/ 14} 20} 15 ..Swell chambers; Accentuating 66 ...For grand pianofortes {G10C 3/ means {G10B 3/16} 22} 16 ..Tremolo-producing devices {G10B 67 ...For reciprocating of tremolo 3/18} {G10C 3/24} 17 ..Transposing devices {G10B 3/20} 68 ..Pedals or pedal mechanisms for 18 ..Details peculiar to half-blow or similar sound electrically-operated organs, modifying {G10C 3/26} e.g., contacts therefor, etc. 69 ..Transposing devices {G10C 3/28} {G10B 3/22} 70 ..Couplers, e.g., for playing octaves, etc. {G10C 3/30} 71 .Combinations of pianos with other musical instruments, e.g., with bells, with xylophone, etc. {G10C 5/00}
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72 .Special tools or methods for the 118 ..Anchoring devices for strings, manufacture and maintenance of e.g., tail piece, hitchpin, pianos {G10C 9/00} etc. {G10D 3/12} 100 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE 119 ..Tuning devices, e.g., pegs, PROVIDED FOR {ASPECTS OF pins, friction discs, etc. AUTOMATIC ACTUATION SUBCLASSES {G10D 3/14} 200+; COMBINATIONS OF 120 ...Devices for altering the MICROPHONES, PICK-UPS OR string tension during playing AMPLIFIERS WITH MUSICAL {G10D 3/14B} INSTRUMENTS SUBCLASSES 300+; 121 ....Tremolo devices {G10D 3/14B2} SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES NOT 122 ..Bows; Guides for bows; Plectra REGARDED AS MUSICAL and like playing means {G10D INSTRUMENTS OR PARTS THEREOF 3/16} G10K} {G10D} 123 ...Plectra and like playing means 101 .General design of stringed {G10D 3/16B} musical instruments {pianos or 124 ..Chin-rests, hand-rests or similar instruments with guards as part of the keyboard subclasses 50+} {G10D instruments {separate 1/00} auxillary devices or supports 102 ..Materials or treatment of subclasses 250+} {G10D 3/18} materials for the 125 .General design of wind-actuated manufacturing of stringed musical instruments instruments {G10D 1/00B} {accordions subclass 148; 103 ..Of violins, violas, Organs, harmoniums subclasses violoncellos, basses {G10D 1/ 1+; Whistles G10K} {G10D 7/00} 02} 126 ..Materials or treatment of 104 ..Of harps, lyres {G10D 1/04} materials for the 105 ..Of mandolins {G10D 1/06} manufacturing of wind-actuated 106 ..Of guitars {G10D 1/08} instruments {G10D 7/00B} 107 ...Mechanical design of electric- 127 ..Of the type wherein an air guitars {electrical or current is directed against a electromechanical features ramp edge, e.g., flute, subclasses 368+} {G10D 1/08B} recorder, etc. {G10D 7/02} 108 ..Of banjos {G10D 1/10} 128 ...Recorders {G10D 7/02B} 109 ..Of zithers, e.g., autoharp, 129 ...Flutes, piccolos, fifes {G10D etc. {G10D 1/12} 7/02C} 110 .Details of, or accessories for, 130 ...Ocarinas {G10D 7/04} stringed musical instruments 131 ..Of the type with a beating reed {G10D 3/00} {Rohrblatt) or reeds, e.g., 111 ..Cellopins and accessories oboe, clarinet, bassoon, therefore {G10D 3/00B} bagpipe, etc. {G10D 7/06} 112 ..Resonating means, horns, or 132 ...Oboes; Bassoons; Bagpipes diaphragms {G10D 3/02} {G10D 7/06B} 113 ..Bridges, mutes, or capo-tastos 133 ...Clarinets {G10D 7/06C} {G10D 3/04} 134 ...Saxophones {G10D 7/08} 114 ...Capo-tastos {G10D 3/04B} 135 ..Of the type with a cupped 115 ..Fingerboards {G10D 3/06} mouthpiece, e.g., cornet, 116 ...In the form of keyboards orchestral trumpet, trombone, {keyboards for musical etc. {G10D 7/10} instruments in general 136 ..Of the type with free reeds subclass 61} {G10D 3/08} (Zunge), e.g., trumpet for 117 ..String {G10D 3/10} children, etc. {G10D 7/12} 137 ...Mouth organs {G10D 7/12B}
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138 ....With movable mouthpiece {G10D 200 AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 7/12B2} NONMUSICAL ASPECTS OF TOY 139 .Details of, or accessories for, INSTRUMENTS A63 5/00; SOUND wind-actuated musical RECORDING AND REPRODUCING instruments {G10D 9/00} G11B; ASSOCIATED WORKING WITH 140 ..Tuning devices {G10D 9/00B} RECORDING OR REPRODUCING 141 ..Mouthpieces; Reeds {G10D 9/02} APPARATUS G11B 31/02 {G10F} 142 ...Reeds {G10D 9/02B} 201 .Automatic musical instruments 143 ...Cupped mouthpieces {G10D 9/ {G10F 1/00} 02C} 202 ..Pianofortes with keyboard {G10F 144 ..Valves; Valve controls {G10D 9/ 1/02} 04} 203 ..Pianofortes which have no 145 ...For woodwind instruments {G10D keyboard {G10F 1/04} 9/04B} 204 ..Musical boxes with plucked 146 ....With continuous change of teeth, blades, or the like tonal pitch {G10D 9/04B2} {combinations with other 147 ..Mutes {G10D 9/06} articles, see the relevant 148 .Accordions, concertinas, or the classes for the articles} {G10F 1/06} like; Keyboards therefor (keyboards for musical 205 ..Percussive musical instruments instruments in general {G10F 1/08} subclass 61) {G10D 11/00} 206 ...Carillons {G10F 1/10} 149 ..Actions {G10D 11/02} 207 ..Wind-actuated instruments {G10F 150 .Percussive musical instruments 1/12} {G10D 13/00} 208 ...Barrel-organs {G10F 1/14} 151 ..Drums, tambourines {G10D 13/02} 209 ..Stringed musical instruments 152 ...Pedal operated bass-drum {pianofortes subclass 202 and beaters {G10D 13/02B} 203} {G10F 1/16} 153 ..Timpani {G10D 13/04} 210 ...To be played by a bow {G10F 1/ 154 ..Castanets, cymbals, triangles, 18} or other single-toned 211 ...To be plucked {G10F 1/20} percussive musical instruments 212 ..Combinations of two or more {bells G10K} {G10D 13/06} instruments {G10F 1/22} 155 ..Multitoned musical instruments, 213 .Independent players for keyboard with sonorous bars, blocks, instruments {G10F 3/00} forks, gongs, plates, rods, or 214 .Details of, or accesories for, teeth {G10D 13/08} automatic musical instruments 156 ...Keyboard operated {keyboards {G10F 5/00} for pianos or the like 215 ..Actions {G10F 5/02} subclasses 50+} {G10D 13/08B} 216 ..Tune barrels, sheets, rollers, 157 .Combinations of different spools, or the like {G10F 5/ musical instruments 04} {combinations with pianos 217 ...Driving or setting of tune subclasses 50+} {G10D 15/00} barrels, discs, or the like; 158 .Musical instruments not provided Winding, rewinding, or guiding for in any of the preceding of tune sheets or the like groups, e.g., Aeolian harp, {handling webs or sheets in singing-flame musical general B65H} {G10F 5/06} instrument, etc. {G10D 17/00} 250 AIDS FOR MUSIC (METRONOMES G04F 5/02; TEACHING MUSIC G09B 15/ 00) {G10G} 251 .Means for the representation of music {G10G 1/00}
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252 ..Chord or note indicators, fixed 303 ..Recording/reproducing or or adjustable, for keyboard or transmission of music for fingerboards {G10G 1/02} electrophonic musical 253 ..Transposing, transcribing {G10G instruments {G10H 1/00R} 1/04} 304 ...In coded form {see also 254 .Recording music in notation subclasses 375+} {G10H 1/00R2} form, e.g., recording the 305 ....On magnetic tape {G10H 1/ mechanical operation of a 00R2B} musical instrument 306 ....Transmission between separate {performing, per se, B26F} instruments or between {G10G 3/00} individual components of a 255 ..Using mechanical means only musical system {G10H 1/00R2C} {G10G 3/02} 307 .....Using a MIDI interface {G10H 256 ..Using electrical means {G10G 3/ 1/00R2CO} 04} 308 ..Means for obtaining special 257 .Supports for musical instruments acoustic effects {combined {cellopins and components with modulation subclasses therefor subclass 111} {G10G 311+} {G10H 1/00S} 5/00} 309 ..Means for controlling the tone 258 .Other auxillary devices, e.g., frequencies, e.g., attack, separate holders for resin, decay, etc.; Means for strings, conductor‘s batons, producing special musical etc. {G10G 7/00} effects, e.g., vibrato, 259 ..Carrying cases for musical glissado {for instruments instruments {interior fittings using voltage controlled for trunks A45C 5/12} {G10G 7/ oscillators and amplifiers or 00B} voltage controlled 260 ..Tuning forks or like devices oscillations and filters, {G10G 7/02} etc., see subclass 381} {G10H 300 ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1/02} {STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF 310 ...By additional modulation {G10H MICROPHONES, PICK-UPS, OR 1/04} AMPLIFIERS WITH MUSICAL 311 ....Continuous modulation {G10H INSTRUMENTS SUBCLASSES 1+, 1/043} 50+, AND 100+; INSTRUMENTS IN 312 .....By electromechanical means WHICH EACH NOTE IS GENERATED {G10H 1/045} BY A DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALLY- 313 .....By acousto-mechanical means, ACTUATED MECHANICAL RESONATING e.g., rotating speakers or STRUCTURE AND IS AMPLIFIED sound deflectors, etc. {G10H ELECTRICALLY SUBCLASSES 50+; 1/047} INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH EACH NOTE 314 ....During execution only {voice IS PRODUCED BY A DIFFERENT controlled instruments ELECTRICALLY-VIBRATED SOUNDING subclass 388} {G10H 1/053} ELEMENT SUBCLASSES 100+; 315 .....By switches incorporating a ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS IN GENERAL mechanical vibrator, the H03. {G10H} envelope of the mechanical 301 .Details of electrophonic musical vibration being used as instruments {keyboards modulating signal {G10H 1/ applicable also to other 053B} musical instruments subclasses 316 .....By switches with variable 1+ and 50+} {G10H 1/00} impedance elements {G10H 1/ 302 ..Associated control or 055} indicating means {teaching of 317 ...... Using variable capacitors music, per se, {G09B 15/00} {G10H 1/055C} {G10H 1/00M} 318 ...... Using optical or light- responsive means {G10H 1/055L}
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319 ...... Using magnetic or 337 ....With means to assign more electromagnetic means {G10H 1/ than one channel to any single 055M} key {G10H 1/18D4} 320 ...... Using piezo-electric means 338 ...For transposition {G10H 1/20} {G10H 1/055P} 339 ...For suppressing tones; 321 ...... Using variable resistors Preference networks {G10H 1/ {G10H 1/055R} 22} 322 .....By envelope-forming circuits 340 ...For selecting plural preset {G10H 1/057} register stops {G10H 1/24} 323 ...... Using a data store from 341 ...For automatically producing a which the envelope is series of tones {G10H 1/26} synthesized (tones synthesized 342 ....To produce arpeggios {G10H 1/ from a data store subclasses 28} 375+) {G10H 1/057B} 343 ....To reiteratively sound two 324 ...Circuits for establishing the tones {G10H 1/30} harmonic content of tones; 344 ..Constructional details {G10H 1/ other arrangements for 32} changing the tone color {G10H 345 ...Switch arrangements, e.g., 1/06} keyboards or mechanical 325 ....By combining tones swicthes peculiar to {subclasses 325 and 326 take electrophonic musical precedence} {chord subclass instruments, etc. {keyboards 347; Analysis or synthesis of applicable also to other sound waves, per se, G10L} musical instruments Subclasses {G10H 1/08} 1+ and 50+} subclasses 316+ 326 .....For obtaining chorus, takes precedence} {G10H 1/34} celeste or ensemble effects 346 ....For guitar-like instruments {continuous modulation with or without strings and subclass 311} {G10H 1/10} with a neck on which switches 327 ....By filtering complex wave or string-fret contacts are forms {G10H 1/12} used to detect the notes being 328 ....During execution {modulation played {electric guitars in during execution {subclass which the tones are generated 315; Voice controlled by the vibration of strings instruments subclass 388} subclasses 368+} {G10H 1/34B} {G10H 1/14} 347 ..Accompaniment arrangements 329 ....By nonliner elements {G10H 1/36} (generation of nonsinusosidal 348 ...Chord {G10H 1/38} basic tones subclass 394) 349 ....Chord detection and/or {G10H 1/16} recognition, e.g., for 330 ..Selecting circuits {G10H 1/18} correction, etc., or automatic 331 ...Suppresion of switching-noise bass generation {G10H 1/38B} {G10H 1/18B} 350 ....One-finger or one-key chord 332 ...Key multiplexing {subclass 333 systems {G10H 1/38C} takes precedence} {G10H 1/18C} 351 ...Rhythm {metronomes G04F 5/02} 333 ...Channel-assigning means for {G10H 1/40} polyphonic instruments {G10H 352 ....Comprising tone forming 1/18D} circuits {G10H 1/42} 334 ....Associated with key 353 ..Tuning means {G10H 1/44} multiplexing {G10H 1/18D2} 354 ..Volume control {G10H 1/46} 335 .....Microprocessor-controlled 355 .Instruments in which the tones keyboard and assigning means are generated by {G10H 1/18D2B} electromechanical means {G10H 336 ....Using multiplexed channel 3/00} processors {subclass 334 takes 356 ..Using mechanical interrupters precedence} {G10H 1/18D3} {G10H 3/02}
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357 ..Using pick-up means for reading 372 ....Using a tuning fork, rod, or recorded waves, e.g., on tube {G10H 3/20} rotating discs, drums, tapes, 373 ...Using electromechanically or wires, etc. {G10H 3/03} actuated vibrators with pick- 358 ...Using photoelectric pick-up up means {subclass 374 takes means {G10H 3/06} precedence} {G10H 3/22} 359 ...Using inductive pick-up means 374 ...Incorporating feed-back means, {G10H 3/08} e.g., acoustic, etc. {G10H 3/ 360 ....Using tapes or wires {G10H 3/ 24} 09} 375 ....Using electric feed-back 361 ...Using capacitative pick-up {G10H 3/26} means {G10H 3/10} 376 .Instruments in which the tones 362 ..Using mechanical resonant are generated by means of generators, e.g., strings or electronic generators percussive instruments, the {subclass 388 takes tones of which are picked up precedence} {G10H 5/00} by electromechanical 377 ..Instruments using voltage transducers, the electrical controlled oscillators and signals being further amplifiers or voltage manipulated or amplified and controlled oscillators or subsequently converted to filters, e.g., synthesizers, sound by a loudspeaker or etc. {G10H 5/00B} equivalent instrument {G10H 3/ 378 ..Voice controlled instruments 12} {G10H 5/00C} 363 ...Using mechanically actuated 379 ..Using generation of basic tones vibrators with pick-up means {G10H 5/02} {G10H 3/14} 380 ...With semiconductor devices as 364 ....Characterized by the use of a active elements {subclasses piezo-electric or magneto 384 and 385 take precedence} strictive transducer {piezo {G10H 5/04} electric or magneto-strictive 381 ...Tones generated by frequency transducers in general, e.g., multiplication or division of microphones H04R 15/00, 17/00, a basic tone {G10H 5/06} etc.} {G10H 3/14B} 382 ....Resulting in complex 365 ....Using a membrane, e.g., a waveforms {G10H 5/07} drum, etc.; Pick-up means for 383 ...Tones generated by vibrating surfaces, e.g, heterodyning {G10H 5/08} housing of an instrument, etc. 384 ..Using generation of {G10H 3/14D} nonsinusoidal basic tones, 366 ....Using a reed {G10H 3/16} e.g., saw-tooth, etc. 367 ....Using a string, e.g., {subclass 381 takes electric guitar, etc. precedence} {G10H 5/10} {mechanical features subclass 385 ...Using semiconductor devices as 107} {G10H 3/18} active elements {G10H 5/12} 368 .....Details of pick-up 386 ..Using electromechanical assemblies {G10H 3/18B} resonator, e.g., quartz 369 .....Using two or more pick-up crystal, as frequency means for each string {G10H 3/ determining element 18C} {subclasses 379 and 383 take 370 .....In which the postions of the precedence} {G10H 5/14} pick-up means is adjustable 387 ..Using cathode ray tube {G10H 5/ {G10H 3/18D} 16} 371 .....In which the tones are picked up through the bridge structure {G10H 3/18E}
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388 .Instruments in which the tones 398 ...By means of a recursive are synthesized from a data algorithm using one or more store, e.g., computer sets of parameters stored in a organs,etc. {synthesis of memory and the calculated acoustic waves not specific to amplitudes of one or more musical instruments G10K 15/ preceding sample points {G10H 02, G10L} {G10H 7/00} 7/12} 389 ..Using a common processing for different operations or calculations, and a set of micro-instructions {programs} FOREIGN ART COLLECTIONS to control the sequence thereof {G10H 7/00C} FOR CLASS-RELATED FOREIGN DOCUMENTS 390 ..Means for controlling the transition from one tone waveform to another {glissando or legato, per se, subclasses 309+} {G10H 7/00T} DIGESTS 391 ..In which amplitudes at sucessive sample points of a DIG 1 PAPER COPIES IN NUMERICAL ORDER tone waveform are stored in OF ALL U.S. PATENTS IN one or more memories {G10H 7/ SUBCLASSES 1-398 02} 392 ...In which amplitudes are read at varying rates, e.g., according to pitch, etc. {G10H 7/04} 393 ....Using an auxillary register or set of registers, e.g., a shift-register, etc., in which the amplitudes are transferred before being read, etc. {G10H 7/04B} 394 ...In which amplitudes are read at a fixed rate, the read-out address varying stepwise by a given value, e.g., acoording to pitch, etc. {G10H 7/06} 395 ..By calculating functions or polynomial approximations to evaluate amplitudes at sucessive sample points of a tone waveform {G10H 7/08} 396 ...Using coefficients or parameters stored in a memory, e.g., Fourier coefficients, etc. {subclass 398 takes precedence} {G10H 7/10} 397 ....Using Fourier coefficients {G10H 7/10B}
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