An upright weighs 300 to 800 pounds with most of that mass high and toward the back. A grand carries its weight on three legs that were never engineered for horizontal force. This is why piano moving is its own trade.
Before the move
Measure doorways, turns and stair widths. Identify where the piano will sit in the new room: interior wall, away from vents, away from direct sun. Clear the path completely.
During the move
Uprights travel upright on a piano board, strapped, with the lid and fallboard closed. Grands have a leg removed, are lowered onto a padded skid board, wrapped, and moved on their bass side. Household dollies and furniture straps are not substitutes.
After the move
Let the piano acclimate for two to four weeks in its new room, then tune. Tuning on moving day is wasted money — the instrument has not finished responding to the new humidity and temperature. If the move was across climates or involved storage, expect the first tuning to be a pitch correction.
We handle in-home relocation and post-move tuning across the metroplex.
The tuning comes after the move, not on moving day.
Still unsure how this applies to your instrument? Call (972) 266-3671 and describe what you are hearing. We answer questions like these every day, and it costs nothing to ask.
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