piano tuner

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noun

a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.

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Origin of piano tuner

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby piano tuner

piano quintet, piano reduction, piano roll, piano stool, piano trio, piano tuner, piano wire, Piarist, pias., piassava, piaster

How to use piano tuner in a sentence

I sat down at the living room piano and started playing this.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On piano was legendary session man Billy Preston, who co-wrote and recorded the original version one year before Cocker's.
Joe Cocker's Deep Live Cuts|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Seth, Joe, and [Anthony] Mackie reenacting the scene from BIG on the floor piano at FAO Schwartz with KANYE WEST.
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A department store piano melody plays in the background while he admires everything he can see.
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When you left the piano for the Fender Rhodes and various synthesizers and came back to it, did it affect the way you play piano?
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He really seems to care almost nothing for his piano-playing or for his piano compositions.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
A splendid grand piano stands in one window (he receives a new one every year).
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
At an early hour in the evening the Farival twins were prevailed upon to play the piano.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The very first chords which Mademoiselle Reisz struck upon the piano sent a keen tremor down Mrs. Pontellier's spinal column.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
She sat perfectly still before the piano, not touching the keys, while Robert carried her message to Edna at the window.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin