Pianos are heavy and difficult to move around. Without careful handling they can damage furniture and floors in their path.
Doing it alone increases the risk of injury and could damage both you and the instrument itself, so seek assistance from friends or family who can lift heavy objects such as pianos.
Plan Your Move
If you feel unconfident in your ability to safely transport a piano yourself, hiring professionals is your best bet. They will assist in safely moving it from your house into the truck and to its new destination. In addition, they can advise you as to which equipment may be useful such as piano dollys and boards as well as furniture blankets, moving straps and shrink wrap.
Be sure to have plenty of people helping with the piano’s relocation. Moving it yourself may result in injury to both yourself and the piano.
To secure the instrument, hire professional movers to unassemble its lid, legs, pedals and wrapping them individually in moving blankets to protect each component of the piano from damage during transportation. When loading up into a truck you will also require moving straps as well as aluminum shoring beams for stabilization during its journey.
Get the Right Equipment
Moving a piano requires special tools. These may include: moving dolly, straps, hand truck or cargo van with ramp and padding for protection of instrument from being damaged in transport.
Be certain that you have enough help available when moving an upright piano. These heavy items weigh up to 1,400 pounds and require several people. At least four people should help – choose friends or family with experience moving heavy items and good health as the team of choice for this endeavor.
Once your team is assembled, it’s time to start planning the move. Start by wrapping the piano in blankets to prevent it from being damaged during transport. Also ensure your moving dolly has some sort of protective layer such as carpet or rubber cap to reduce scratching and scuffing during transit.
Make Sure Your Piano Will Fit Through the Spaces
Planned piano moves require careful thought and planning in order to avoid having to enlist help, purchase supplies, lift a massive instrument only to discover that it won’t fit through doors, staircases or hallways in your home.
To prevent this from happening, take measurements of both your piano and its skid board before moving. Next, measure all of the spaces through which you will pass to ensure everything fits as planned.
Planning is key when moving a piano – from opening or removing doors, reversing staircase directions and clearing away furniture that might cause obstruction to using protective padding to cover floors that might become scratched during storage and transport to your new home. This will keep it protected throughout your move!
Get Help
Moving a piano requires more than brute strength alone, which is why professional piano movers offer invaluable service – they save both time and money, as well as alleviate stress by handling delicate instruments without damaging them themselves.
If you decide to undertake your move on your own, ensure you have at least three able-bodied helpers available – the more people, the easier and safer the move will be. Ask any friends or family members who can lend a helping hand; wear appropriate clothing when lifting heavy objects.
As well as a dolly and piano board (commonly referred to as a piano skid), additional tools will be necessary. A screwdriver should be handy to remove the lid. Next, cover the interior of the piano with foam packing sheets or old towels taped securely in place before covering its keyboard with additional blankets secured with tape – be sure to cover all sides when covering this part of it too! Finally, wrap any music rack you remove in its own blanket to ensure all surfaces are covered by it completely.
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