Template:Infobox instrument

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Electronic musical piano keyboard

image caption
background
Other names	names
Classification	classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	hombostel_sachs (hombostel_sachs_desc)
Inventor	inventors
Developed	developed
Timbre	timbre
Volume	volume
Attack	0
Decay	0.012
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

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Usage

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 – leaving it empty will set it 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.
module	– spare field for modules, e.g. {{Infobox designation list}}

TemplateData

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[Edit template data]

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The name of the instrument	String	optional
Background	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 Suggested values keyboard woodwind brass string percussion electronic other	Line	optional
Image	image	The file name for an image of the instrument	File	optional
Image class	imageclass	Optional class for dark mode e.g. adding skin-invert class (see Template:Infobox).	String	optional
Image size	image_size	Size of the image	Number	optional
Image alt text	alt	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image.	String	optional
Caption	caption image_capt	An description of the image	String	optional
Names	names	Alternative names for the instrument	String	optional
Classification	classification	The general classification of the instrument - Idiophone, Membranophone, Chordophone, Aerophone, Electrophone	String	optional
Hornbostel-Sachs	hornbostel_sachs	The Hornbostel-Sachs number of the instrument	String	optional
Hornbostel-Sachs Description	hornbostel_sachs_desc	The name of the Hornbostel-Sachs subcategory of the instrument	String	optional
Inventors	inventors	The inventor(s) of the instrument, if known	String	optional
Developed	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.)	String	optional
Timbre	timbre	The sound quality of the instrument	String	optional
Volume	volume	How loud the instrument is - 'low', 'medium', 'high' Suggested values low medium high	String	optional
Attack	attack	How quickly the instrument begins making sound when it starts being played - 'slow', 'medium', 'fast' Suggested values slow medium fast	String	optional
Decay	decay	How long the sound fades after the instrument stops being played: 'slow', 'medium', 'fast' Suggested values slow medium fast	String	optional
Range	range	The playing range of the instrument (an image is preferred, many are already created, see [[commons:Category:Instrument ranges]]')	String	optional
Pitch	pitch	The playing range of the instrument, without image: 'low', 'medium', 'high' Suggested values low medium high	String	optional
Related	related	Related musical instruments	String	optional
Musicians	musicians	Notable musicians	String	optional
Composers	composers	Notable composers	String	optional
Builders	builders	Notable music instrument makers	String	optional
Sound sample	sound sample	Notable sample	String	optional
Articles	articles	Other articles which may be of interest or more information	String	optional
module	module	spare field for modules, e.g. Infobox designation list	Unknown	optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox instrument with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{Infobox musical artist}}

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