How to Move a Piano?

Answer:  Cover the piano with moving blankets and use a wheeled dolly to move the piano to the moving truck. Use wood to turn stairs into ramps and move it with a team of at least 2 people or more.

How to Move a Piano Downstairs

Moving a piano is a challenging part of the moving process. How to move a piano depends on what type of piano you own.

Moving an upright piano requires a team of at least two people. Wrap the piano with moving blankets and close the fallboard to protect the delicate keys. Lift the piano onto a wheeled dolly. Use long pieces of wood to turn any stairs into a ramp. The strongest person should be at the back of the piano when going up or down stairs.

How to move a spinet piano: The process is the same as for an upright piano since a spinet piano is just a smaller upright.

How to move a baby grand piano: Remove the legs and pedals and turn the piano board onto its side to load it onto the dolly. The rest of the process is the same as moving an upright piano, except that you will need to reassemble the piano at your new home.

For all types of pianos, measure hallways and corners the piano will need to pass through. Secure the piano in the moving truck with straps. When your piano is installed at your new home, wipe it down with a dust cloth and get it tuned to return it to its previous condition.

The best way to avoid any accidents or stress when moving a piano is to hire professional piano movers.

How Much Does it Cost to Move a Piano?

Several factors go into the cost of professional piano movers:

• The size and type of piano
• The value of the piano
• How many flights of stairs in moving process
• Distance between locations
• Type of terrain between driveway and home exit or entrance

Local piano movers may cost as little as $200, and long distance piano movers can be as little as $1,000.

Example of How to Move a Piano

Moving day is here and you’ve gathered 3 of your strongest buddies to help move your upright piano. You’ve already measured the hallways and staircases, so you know the piano is going to fit. You have already acquired a dolly, moving blankets, and planks of wood to create a ramp on the stairs leading from your front porch to the front walkway.

You cover the piano in blankets and secure them with moving straps. With two people on each side of the piano you get a firm grip and lift it up onto the dolly. You lift with your knees, not your back! You roll the piano through the house, down the hallway and out the front door onto the porch. With the strongest people at the back, you guide the piano down the ramp, and onto the walkway. When you get to the driveway, another ramp leads to the moving truck. With 3 people at the back and one in front guiding, you roll the piano into the truck and secure it in the back of the truck with heavy straps.

Then, you drive to your new house, roll it down the ramp, up another front porch ramp and into it’s new spot in your new living room. Finally, you hire a piano tuner to make sure the piano is in tip top shape for playing!

In Conclusion

Moving a piano is a difficult process. Most people prefer to let the professionals handle the job. Not ready to put the piano in your new house? Ask us about our specialized storage spaces.