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tuner

[too-ner, tyoo-] / ˈtu nər, ˈtju- /


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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

His talent caught the attention of a piano tuner who surprised him with an amazing gift - a grand piano.

From BBC Jan. 10, 2023

At 17 branches, you can borrow a ukulele, each with its own case, book of chords and a tuner.

From New York Times Sep. 2, 2022

Each instrument comes with a case, a book of chords and a tuner.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2022

Instead, the tuner jumped to the next available station, and this time it was a woman’s voice delivering the bad news.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

Handwrytten’s clients include “everything from piano tuners and solar panel installers to Realtors and large retailers,” said David Wachs, CEO.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2022

The E.P.A. investigators found at least 28 different companies involved with the manufacturing of at least 45 diesel tuners.

From New York Times Nov. 25, 2020

Last week, Amazon introduced the Fire TV Recast, a box with two TV tuners and a hard drive.

From The Verge Sep. 26, 2018

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




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