I recently acquired a Knight piano as reclaimation from a flood. Its in beautiflu condition generally but obviously the wood now is stained around the bottom (about a foot depth) can anyone think of anything i should do other than have it tuned of couse. all the felts and so on are in pristine condition as it was owned by someone old i believe and played rarely. The 3rd pedal is not working but thats mainly a practice pedal so i can repair it in time. the wood has not swollen or seemingly warped and it sounds fine with no rusting on the strings or lower end damage visibly.
has anyone had experience of anything like this before?
any advise gratefully received.
Knight fright
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It's probably going to give you problems. Any piano in a foot of water is unlikely to survive long term, but if it's a pre-War Knight, the bridges may come unglued from the soundboard.
Also, check out where you got it from. If it was uninsured and from the original owner there's technically no problem, but if it was from a dealer or mover it may actually be the property of an insurance company and may be required to be destroyed to prevent it being sold on and claimed for a second time. They check serial numbers of claimed-for pianos.
Also, check out where you got it from. If it was uninsured and from the original owner there's technically no problem, but if it was from a dealer or mover it may actually be the property of an insurance company and may be required to be destroyed to prevent it being sold on and claimed for a second time. They check serial numbers of claimed-for pianos.