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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1980
Toshio Kashio, Tokyo, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic musical instrument of simple arrangement wherein a plurality of musical tones of different musical instrument types are preset; musical tones of a desired musical instrument type is first selected; musical tones belonging to the selected one of the plural musical instrument types are played by performance keys; the performance keys are concurrently used for selection of musical tones of the desired musical instrument type, and which comprises a changeover switch for determining the application of the performance keys for the original purpose or for selection of a desired musical instrument type, thereby eliminating the necessity of providing separate musical instrument type-selecting key or keys in addition to the performance keys.