The Underwater Steinway

  APTTA CONVENTION Christchurch 2025
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The Underwater Steinway

A Story of Earthquakes and Recovery

When the 7.2 earthquake struck Christchurch in 2011, the Town Hall was tilted sideways with a drop of up to 6 meters. The Steinway D concert grand piano ended up in contaminated water up to its keys. There it stayed for 2 years, when the engineers finally allowed technician Wytze Hoekstra in to write a damage report, after which the piano was purchased by the Lund family and sent to piano rebuilder  David Jenkin ARPT NZPTTG for a complete overhaul. Hear the whole dramatic story from David himself in the very venue where the piano first met its unfortunate fate.

​David's presentation at the Convention will be accompanied by lots of photos of the restoration, plus a performance on the fully renewed grand piano.
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