A piano is not just heavy, it is heavy in the wrong places, and a wrong move can crack a leg, snap the lyre, or hurt someone on the stairs. We move uprights, baby grands, and concert grands with the right crew, piano boards, and straps for the job.
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A piano's mass sits high and uneven, which is why it tips, why it crushes fingers, and why it needs a board, straps, and a crew that has done it before.
Most movers can carry a couch. Far fewer should be trusted with a 600-pound upright on a staircase or a grand that has to come apart at the legs and lyre before it moves an inch. Get it wrong and you are looking at a cracked soundboard, a gouged stairwell, a dropped instrument, or an injury.
Royal Moving & Storage runs specialty piano crews across eight metros. We use piano boards, heavy-duty straps, and full padding, and we plan the route, the doorways, and the stairs before the piano leaves its spot. Move it on its own, or as part of a larger move, locally or across state lines under USDOT #3617767.
Read More About Us →Not every piano moves the same way. A spinet and a concert grand are different jobs with different crews, gear, and prep. Here is roughly what each one involves, so you know what your move actually needs.
Weights are typical ranges and vary by make and model. We confirm the specifics on your estimate, including stairs, turns, and doorways, before we set a crew and a price.
Four steps, a specialty crew, and a transparent price before the piano moves.
We check the piano type, the doorways, the turns, and every stair between it and the truck, then quote a transparent price.
Full padding, and for grands the legs and lyre come off so the body rides on its side on a skid board.
Onto the piano board, strapped down, and worked through doorways and stairs by a crew sized to the weight.
Set in the exact spot you want, legs and lyre back on, and leveled. Tuning is best booked a couple of weeks later.
A piano is often one piece of a bigger move. Add the parts you need.
Moving the whole home across town? The same crew moves the piano and everything else in one trip.
Relocating cross-state with a piano? We crate and secure it for the haul under USDOT #3617767.
If your piano needs to wait before the move is complete, we hold it in a secured, monitored vault until you are ready..
Specialty piano crews work out of every hub on the West Coast and in Texas. From a console up a brownstone stair to a concert grand out of a studio, the team knows the buildings and the gear each market calls for.
A piano moved by general movers without the right gear is how soundboards crack, stairwells get gouged, and someone ends up under the weight.
Planning a move soon? Royal Moving & Storage can help you understand your options, review the details of your move, and provide a clear estimate based on your needs.
Piano moves are priced by the type and weight of the instrument, the crew and gear it needs, and the route, especially stairs, tight turns, and distance. A console down a driveway and a concert grand out of a third-floor walk-up are very different jobs, which is why we quote after seeing the details and show you the full price up front.
