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92.08 Musical boxes, fairground organs, mechanical street organs, mechanical singing buds, musical saws and other musical instruments not falling within any other headin of this Chapter; decoy calls of all kinds; whistles, call horns and other mouth- lown sound s~gnallinginstruments. % 9208.10 - Musical boxes 9208.90 - Other (A) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT FALLING IN ANY OTHER HEADING OF TETIS CHAPTER These include : (1) MusicaI boxes. These consist of small mechanical movements playing tunes automatically, incorporated into boxes or various other containers. The main component is a cylinder set with pins (according to the notes of the tune to be played); on rotating, the pins contact metal tongues arranged Iike the teeth of a comb, causing them to vibrate and produce the notes. The components are mounted on a plate and the cylinder is rotated either by a spring-operated (clockwork) motor which is wound with a key or direct1 b a handle. In some types, the cylinder may be replaced by a sheet-metal disc made on t e ill and dale principle. EK Articles which incorporate a.musica1 mechanism but which are essentially utilitarian or ornamental in function (for example, clocks, miniature wooden furniture, lass vases containing artificial flowers, ceramic figurines) are not regarded as musical boxes wit 'n the meaning of t h s heading. These articles are classified in the same headings as the corresponding articles not incorporating a musical mechanism. k Also, articles such as wrist watches, cu s and greeting cards containin electronic musical modules are not re arded as goods of this hea$ mng. Such articles are classifie in the same headings as the corresPon8ng articles not incorporating such modules. k (2) Fairground organs, e ., orchesbions and similar instruments. Some fairgrounds organs are lar e instruments itted with two dummy keyboards, one of which plays on metal strings y means of piano key-action, while the other controls organ pipes; in addition, there are catgut strings played by mechanical bows. These instruments may incorporate drums, cymbals, accor&ons, etc., thereby giving orchestra-like effects. They are mainly used in amusement parks or fairgrounds, etc. They may be hand or power operated, and are played from perforated rolls or cards. % i8 (3) Mechanical street organs. These consist of a case containing a barrel (or cylinder) set with copper pins which, when turned by a handle, operate valves on wood or metal pipes. (4) Mechanical sin 'ng birds. These are small automatons usually enclosed in a cage. A spring-operated Klockwork) motor in the base of the cage actuates a set of pistons and bellows thereby producing a modulated note and causlng the head and body of the imitation bird to move. (5) Musical saws. These have a special steel blade which is caused to vibrate either with a bow or a felt-headed hammer. (6) Other fancy instruments such as rattles and mouth-operated sirens. Cards, discs and rolls, whether or not presented with instruments of this heading (see Note 2 to this Chapter), are always classified in heading 92.09. (B) DECOY CALLS OF ALL KINDS AND MOUTH-BLOWN SOUND SIGNALLING INSTRUMENTS (1) Decoy calls and effects, etc., are small mouth-blown or hand-operated instruments which imitate bird or animal calls in order to attract game. (2) Mouth-blown sound signalling instruments such as : (i) Horns and call horns, made of horn, bone, metal, etc. (ii) Whistles (mouth-blown) of metal, wood, etc., for giving signals, etc. The heading also excludes : (a) Door bells, table bells, bicycle bells, etc. (heading 83.06 or 85.31). (b) Bulb-operated horns and warning horns (e. for vehicles), ships' sirens, portable or fixed hand-operated roof sirens; these an olassikl according to the constituent material, or in Section XVI or XVII, as the case may be. (c) Electrically operated sound signalling equipment or apparatus (heading 85.12 or 85.31, as the case may be).
1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39); (b) Microphones, amplifiers, loud-speakers, head-phones, switches, stroboscopes or other accessory instruments, apparatus or equipment of Chapter 85 or 90, for use with but not incorporated in or housed in the same cabinet as instruments of this Chapter; (c) Toy instruments or apparatus (heading 95.03); (d) Brushes for cleaning musical instruments (heading 96.03), or monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles (heading 96.20); or (e) Collectors' pieces or antiques (heading 97.05 or 97.06). 2.- Bows and sticks and similar devices used in playing the musical instruments of heading 92.02 or 92.06 presented with such instruments in numbers normal thereto and clearly intended for use therewith, are to be classified in the same heading as the relative instruments. Cards, discs and rolls of heading 92.09 presented with an instrument are to be treated as separate articles and not as forming a part of such instrument.