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Specialty moving

Piano moving and single heavy items

Uprights, baby grands and grands — plus the other things that are too heavy or too awkward to go in a car. Safes, pool tables, marble tops, one armoire down three flights. Same crews and same trucks we have run since 1975.

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What we move

If it is heavy, fragile, or shaped so that two friends and a pickup truck are not the answer, it is on this list.

How a piano move actually runs

  1. We survey it from photographs. One picture of the piano, one of the stairs at each end, and the make and model off the fallboard. That is usually enough. Nobody has to take a morning off work for a home visit.
  2. The crew is sized to the job, not to the calendar. A grand coming off its legs is three or four movers and a piano board. An upright on a flat carry is two. You are told which before the day, in writing.
  3. Everything is wrapped before it moves. Pads over the case, corners protected, legs and lyre removed and wrapped separately on a grand, hardware bagged and labelled so it goes back on the same instrument.
  4. It goes back the way it was. Legs and pedals reattached, instrument set where you want it in the room. Tuning is a separate trade and we will tell you so rather than pretend otherwise — a piano needs to settle before a tuning is worth paying for.

Stairs, turns and doorways

Most piano jobs that go wrong go wrong at a turn, not on the straight. Tell us about the tight landing, the low ceiling over the basement stairs, the front door that only opens to sixty degrees. It changes the crew size and the equipment, and we would far rather know beforehand than send the wrong truck.

Walk-ups, elevator buildings that require a certificate of insurance, buildings with a loading dock and a booking window — all ordinary work here. We deal with the building paperwork so you do not have to.

Moving just a few things?

You do not need a whole houseful to call us. A couch and a bed into a new apartment, a dining set over to your daughter’s place, one wardrobe out of a storage unit. We do those every week and they are quick to book — use the form below and choose just a few items.

Would rather just talk it through?

A studio or one-bedroom local move is often easier to settle in one short call than in any form. The office is open 7am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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Tell us what you need moved

Single pieces and specialty items are priced individually, so this form does not print a number. It takes your details and your requested date, and a person calls you back.

Frequently asked questions

Do you move pianos up and down stairs?

Yes. Stairs are the normal case, not the exception. What matters is the number of steps, the turns and the head height — send photographs and we will tell you what the job needs.

Do I need a home visit to get a price?

Almost never for a single item. Photographs and the make and model are enough for us to price it.

Will you tune the piano afterwards?

No. Tuning is a separate trade, and an instrument should settle in its new room before it is tuned. We will happily tell you what to expect.

Can you move one piano without moving anything else?

Yes. A piano on its own is a normal job for us and does not have to be attached to a house move.

Do you move safes and pool tables as well?

Yes. Gun safes, office safes and slate pool tables are the same kind of work — heavy, awkward, and dependent on the route in and out.

The crew that carries it

A grand coming off its legs is three or four movers and a piano board. You are told which before the day, in writing.

University Van Lines movers carrying a large wrapped item down a rampTwo University Van Lines movers carrying a heavy padded item between themA University Van Lines crew carrying wrapped furniture along a walkway