Word Finder - tuners

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A person who tunes a piano or organ.

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A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.

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On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.

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The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.

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One who sings or makes music.

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(entertainment industry) A musical.

I must not talk about the tuners or the separate adjustable plastic saddles.

At this point, I ought to mention locking tuners.

First, I ordered mine with dual analog tuners.

There are four fine tuners on the violin for quick tweaks.

Other features include three custom ' 60s single-coil Strat® pickups, three-ply parchment pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge and Fender/Gotoh® vintage-style tuners.

Tuners aren't necessary if you have cable or satellite.

Some of the larger models come with built in television tuners and speakers.

In addition to Internet or computer based tuners, there are tuners that can be plugged directly into the rig itself that make electric guitar tuning that much easier.

Most tuners of this nature will have the letters for all six string notes in standard tuning.

Some tuners will even tell you if the note is too sharp or flat and save you the effort of figuring it out.

Much like using a tuner that you can plug the guitar into, portable tuners work in a similar way.

Many Internet tuners require a player to listen to a note, pluck the corresponding string on her guitar and tune the string to match perfectly.

If your guitar has six tuners in a line, wind all the strings counter-clockwise around all the pegs.

If your guitar has three tuners next to each other, wind the three that hold the three lowest pitched strings counter-clockwise, and the other three clockwise.

With the advent of the Internet and technology, virtual tuners are becoming more and more popular.

However, a problem with some virtual tuners is that since the noise has been recorded and is being transmitted through computer speakers, the sound becomes a little too distorted for some people to tune by.

A common complaint with plug-in tuners is that they require knowing what note a string "should" be.

A single pickup is responsible for the legendary tone of the Red Baron, and the Kluson tuners help ensure the guitar stays in tune through all the bending.

This great instrument has a mahogany neck and body, a rosewood fretboard, Klusen Green Key tuners, and two FA Kent Armstrong pickups.

The head holds the tuners of the guitar.

The tuners and the tuner posts help wrap the strings around the guitar's headstock and pull them taut down to the guitar's bridge and saddle.

If you are interested in experimenting with different types of tunings - like Drop D - you will use the tuners to set your guitar to that tuning.

Most standard LCD monitors include built-in TV tuners and integrated speakers.