instrument builder

collocation in English

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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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builder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪl.dər/us
/ˈbɪl.dɚ/
a person whose job it is to ...
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(Definition ofinstrumentandbuilderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is also a song-writer andinstrumentbuilder.
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A local musicalinstrumentbuilderwas commissioned to provide a steam-powered whistle, then known as a steam trumpet.
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In his later years, he worked as aninstrumentbuilder, making musical instruments, binoculars, magnifying glasses, and telescopes, among others.
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Just as builders today design and make some of their own tools, some of the instrument builders testified that they had made the tools themselves.
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That instrument builders and dealers may be included amongst those who indulged and overindulged in drinking is documented in a variety of cases.
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This could be useful for instrument builders when trying to improve or modify current acoustic musical instruments.
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Presently, instrument builders typically have to rebuild a prototype several times, since there is no other way of knowing whether a modification will yield a positive result.
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Each issue is filled with photos of rare instruments, well-known musicians, and even the workshops of instrument builders.
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As several instrument builders made improvements to both instruments, they started to look and sound more alike.
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Instrument builders developed other features that endure today.
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In the sixteenth century, musical instrument builders gave most instruments, such as the violin, the classical shapes they retain today.
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The journal existed expressly for the music trade, that is, for instrument builders, purveyors of music-related products of all sorts, music professionals (e.g., piano tuners, instrument dealers).
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