Manufacture of musical instruments

This class includes: - manufacture of string instruments - manufacture of keyboard stringed instruments, including automatic pianos - manufacture of keyboard pipe organs, harmoniums and similar keyboard instruments with free metal reeds - manufacture of accordions and similar instruments, including mouth organs - manufacture of wind instruments - manufacture of percussion instruments (e.g. drums, xylophones, cymbals, castanets, maracas) - manufacture of musical instruments that generate sound electronically (e.g. digital pianos, synthesisers) - manufacture of musical boxes, fairground organs, calliopes, etc. - manufacture of instrument parts and accessories, e.g.: • metronomes, tuning forks, pitch pipes, cards, discs and rolls for automatic mechanical instruments

This class also includes: - manufacture of whistles, call horns and other mouth-blown sound-signalling instruments

This class excludes: - reproduction of pre-recorded sound and videotapes and discs, see 18.20 - manufacture of microphones, amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones and similar components, see 26.40 - manufacture of record players, tape recorders, etc., see 26.40 - manufacture of toy musical instruments, see 32.40 - publishing of pre-recorded sound and videotapes and discs, see 59.20 - repair of musical instruments not considered cultural heritage and non-historical, see 95.29 - piano tuning, see 95.29