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Electronic musical piano keyboard
image caption
background
Other namesnames
Classification classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classificationhombostel_sachs
(hombostel_sachs_desc)
Inventor(s)inventors
Developeddeveloped
Timbretimbre
Volumevolume
Attack0
Decay0.012
Playing range

range [music notation]

E1-G7 ["low"/"medium"/"high"]
Related instruments
related
Musicians
musicians
Composers
composers
Builders
builders
Sound sample
sound sample
More articles or information
articles
{{Infobox instrument
| name                  = {{subst:PAGENAMEBASE}}
| image                 = Replace this image butterfly.png
| image_size            = 
| alt                   = 
| caption               = 
| background            = 
| names                 = 
| classification        = 
| hornbostel_sachs      = 
| hornbostel_sachs_desc = 
| inventors             = 
| developed             = 
| timbre                = 
| volume                = 
| attack                = 
| decay                 = 
| range                 = 
| pitch                 = 
| related               = {{bulleted list|x|y}}
| musicians             = 
| builders              = 
| articles              = 
}}

Usage

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This template, meant to be used on all musical instrument pages, takes the following parameters (bold parameters are required, others are optional):

name – full name of the instrument – using WikiProject Musical Instruments/Templates/Infobox instrument/doc will set this field to the name of the article
image – the filename of a photo of the instrument
caption – a caption for the photo of the instrument
background – the general classification of the instrument ('keyboard', 'woodwind', 'brass', 'string', 'percussion', 'electronic', or 'other') used to choose the color scheme of the infobox and populate a simple classification link-header below the image caption
names – other name/names
classification – the classification of the instrument (such as string, woodwind, etc.)
hornbostel_sachs – the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of the instrument (or 'NaN', if not specified, such as for the Hydraulophone)
hornbostel_sachs_desc – a textual description of the Hornbostel–Sachs classification
inventors – the inventor(s) of the instrument, if known
developed – the rough time period (and instrument from which) the instrument was developed (e.g. "Early 16th century" for the violin, "Early 18th century from the chalumeau" for the clarinet, etc.)
timbre – the sound quality of the instrument
volume – how loud the instrument is: "low", "medium", "high"
attack – how quickly the instrument begins making sound when it starts being played: "slow", "medium", "fast"
decay – how long the sound fades after the instrument stops being played: "slow", "medium", "fast"
range – the playing range of the instrument (an image is preferred; many are already created, see commons:Category:Instrument ranges)
pitch – the playing range of the instrument, without image: "low", "medium", "high"
related – related musical instruments. Use {{bulleted list}} to list multiple instruments.
musicians – related musicians. Use {{bulleted list}} to list multiple musicians.
composers – related composers.
builders – related musical instrument makers. Use {{bulleted list}} to list multiple makers.
sound sample – related sample.
articles – more information or other articles which may be of interest. Use {{bulleted list}} to list multiple articles.

TemplateData

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TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox instrument in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox instrument

An infobox for articles about musical instruments

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

The name of the instrument

Stringoptional
Backgroundbackground

The general classification of the instrument ('keyboard', 'woodwind', 'brass', 'string', 'percussion', 'electronic', or 'other') used to choose the color scheme of the infobox and populate a simple classification link-header below the image caption

Suggested values
keyboard woodwind brass string percussion electronic other
Lineoptional
Imageimage

The file name for an image of the instrument

Fileoptional
Image sizeimage_size

Size of the image

Numberoptional
Image alt textalt

Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.

Stringoptional
Captioncaption image_capt

An description of the image

Stringoptional
Namesnames

Alternative names for the instrument

Stringoptional
Classificationclassification

The general classification of the instrument - Idiophone, Membranophone, Chordophone, Aerophone, Electrophone

Stringoptional
Hornbostel-Sachshornbostel_sachs

The Hornbostel-Sachs number of the instrument

Stringoptional
Hornbostel-Sachs Descriptionhornbostel_sachs_desc

The name of the Hornbostel-Sachs subcategory of the instrument

Stringoptional
Inventorsinventors

The inventor(s) of the instrument, if known

Stringoptional
Developeddeveloped

The rough time period (and instrument from which) the instrument was developed (e.g. 'Early 16th century' for the violin, 'Early 18th century from the chalumeau' for the clarinet, etc.)

Stringoptional
Timbretimbre

The sound quality of the instrument

Stringoptional
Volumevolume

How loud the instrument is - 'low', 'medium', 'high'

Suggested values
low medium high
Stringoptional
Attackattack

How quickly the instrument begins making sound when it starts being played - 'slow', 'medium', 'fast'

Suggested values
slow medium fast
Stringoptional
Decaydecay

How long the sound fades after the instrument stops being played: 'slow', 'medium', 'fast'

Suggested values
slow medium fast
Stringoptional
Rangerange

The playing range of the instrument (an image is preferred, many are already created, see [[commons:Category:Instrument ranges]]')

Stringoptional
Pitchpitch

The playing range of the instrument, without image: 'low', 'medium', 'high'

Suggested values
low medium high
Stringoptional
Relatedrelated

Related musical instruments

Stringoptional
Musiciansmusicians

Notable musicians

Stringoptional
Composerscomposers

Notable composers

Stringoptional
Buildersbuilders

Notable music instrument makers

Stringoptional
Sound samplesound sample

Notable sample

Stringoptional
Articlesarticles

Other articles which may be of interest or more information

Stringoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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