tuner
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A chance encounter with a piano tuner -- the husband of his wife's friend -- set him wondering what this previously unconsidered profession was all about.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
The professional piano tuner has been locked in dispute with the supplier for five years, accusing the company of billing his Wolverhampton home based on "guesstimates" rather than actual metre readings.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Based on the stage outfits we see, it looks like an old-fashioned tuner, à la “42nd Street” or “Dames at Sea.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Each instrument comes with a case, a book of chords and a tuner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Last week I sent a tuner over to my parents’ apartment and had the piano reconditioned, for purely sentimental reasons.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
The House passed the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, which would require automakers to include AM radio tuners in new vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The venue has opened a tender for a new contractor to tune their pianos – and Terry says he's heard a rumour they could be replacing him with several tuners.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
By “Finnegans Wake” consciousness has become a radio transmission network, with masts and tuners beaming, scrambling and decoding all the messages of time and the universe.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Bischofberger is mulling raising its current rental fees to offset the higher price of bows, tuners, cases and instruments it acquires via distributors from China, said manager Jacqueline Kamenzind.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2019
Clearly this was not satisfactory either for keyboard tuners or composers, who were in practical terms restricted to certain keys.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
