tuning pipe

American  

noun

1. pitch pipe.

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Etymology

Origin of tuning pipe

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The tuner should carry with him a tuning pipe or fork tuned to 3C in one or the other of these pitches.

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)

It was not unlike to the sound made by a boy with a tuning pipe.

From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin

First, tune 3C by tuning pipe, or as directed.

From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by Fischer, J. Cree (Jerry Cree)