G10C - Definition

Definition statement

This subclass covers:

General design of pianos, harpsichords, spinets or similar stringed musical instruments with one or more keyboards.

Details or accessories.

Combinations of said musical instruments with other musical instruments, e.g., bells or xylophones.

Methods, tools or materials specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance thereof.

References relevant to classification in this subclass

This subclass does not cover:

Automatic musical instruments

G10F

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Musical toys per se	A63H
Organs, harmoniums or similar wind musical instruments with associated blowing apparatus	G10B
Stringed musical instruments, e.g. violins, harps, mandolins, guitars, banjos or zithers, general design, details or accessories	G10D 1/00, G10D 3/00
Wind musical instruments, e.g. flutes, ocarinas, oboes, clarinets, bagpipes, saxophones, trumpets; general design, details or accessories therefor	G10D 7/00, G10D 9/00
Aids for music; Supports for musical instruments	G10G 5/00
Other separate auxiliary devices or accessories	G10G 7/00
Electrophonic musical instruments; Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means or electronic generators, or in which the tones are synthesised from a data store	G10H

Special rules of classification

In main groups G10C 1/00, G10C 3/00 and G10C 9/00, multi-aspect classification is applied, so that subject matter characterised by aspects covered by more than one of their subgroups should be classified in each of those subgroups.

In this subclass, the specific types of musical instruments are covered in group G10C 1/00, while aspects relevant to the details thereof or the accessories therefor are covered in groups G10C 3/00-G10C 9/00.