tuner

Example Sentences

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"I'd just sit there most evenings, tinkling on it," he says and that curiosity led him to train as a piano tuner.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

The piano tuner, Maria Caputo, sat on a rock nearby to tweak the instrument when needed, which was often because of the cold and damp.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

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