[sdiy] "Acoustic" /electronic instrument definitions

[Peter Blackett]

Dear List,
firstly Happy Boxing day !
I think the whole catagorisation of instruments can get more complex 
that just the acoustic/electronic issue.
for example the Fender Rhodes piano uses a mechanical action to generate 
the sounds,but has electronic pickups to amplify the sound.
so which category does it belong in ?
was it one of the Usa Patent sites that had a list of different musical 
instruments divided into various categories,so that the new Patents 
could be put in the correct category.
maybe this list could be the basis of deciding what instruments are which ?
regards Peter

   Ingo Debus wrote:
> 
> Am Samstag, 25.12.04 um 21:17 Uhr schrieb Joe Franko:
> 
>> How about dividing instruments into those that are "organic" and those 
>> that
>> are "nonorganic"? Organic instruments create sound primarily by using
>> organic (animal or plant) materials, while nonorganic instruments create
>> sound primarily without using organic materials; or where the organic
>> materials, if any, used in the instrument are not integral to sound
>> production.
>>
> And what's a trumpet then? ;-)
> 
> Ingo
> 
>