Word: tuner
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...operate a first-class hi-fi set, a man once had to have the patience of Job, the funds of Croesus and the genius of Edison. In order to find just the right amplifier (power unit), preamplifier (the one with all those knobs), turntable (where the records spin), tuner (hifi for FM radio) and speakers, he had to compare the wares of a large range of component part companies, shell out as much as $1,500, and spend as long as a week hooking all the parts together. The only alternative was a cheap portable phonograph that sounded as tinny...
...turtleneck pullovers and gold-tipped Turkish cigarettes, Michelangeli has made only a few recordings because he has "never quite been satisfied with the quality of the sound." On tour he travels with his own Steinway ("Can you imagine Oistrakh playing with Stern's violin?") and personal piano tuner, 71-year-old Cesare Augustus Tallone. With a surgeon's knowledge of the piano's inner workings, Michelangeli treats his Steinway like a high-strung child, recently relinquished it to be overhauled, explaining: "It's still too young and hasn't been broken...
...Constance Worthington, a lady recently admitted to haut bourgeois circles, decided in the interest of cultivated living, to purchase a fine piano. She then asked a knowledgeable friend to recommend a tuner...
...dear," said her friend, "there is no finer piano tuner in the world then Mr. Opernoketty. His telephone number is EL 4-5150." Mrs. Worthington called him directly and, despite his astronomic fee, arranged an appointment...
...like the piano, whose tone is kept in tune by the tuner," Jascha Heifetz once complained. "Playing the violin is all guesswork; you cannot even scratch a mark on the wood so you can tell where to put your fingers to repeat the right note...