Advice on Moving Pianos To Your New Home

By: Lou Ross
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:23:17
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Tickling the ivory keys is a passion with many, but moving a piano is not nearly as fun. When it comes to moving pianos, a little advice can go a long way.

There comes a time in every piano owner's life when the unthinkable must happen – the moving of your piano. Whether you've just purchased a piano from someone and need to get it into your home, or you're moving from one house to another, moving your piano can be a very difficult problem. Pianos are some of the heaviest pieces that are in residential houses, and getting them from place to place can be costly, or even dangerous.

This bit of advice assumes that you are going to be moving an upright piano – not a baby grand or grand piano, which are much larger and require special equipment to move. If you are moving a horizontal piano, get professional movers. Upright pianos can be made in several styles, including cabinet and spinet styles. These pianos can have thin front legs (which is a good way to distinguish them from other upright styles), and these legs may break if they are not carefully guarded. Make sure to tip these styles of piano slightly backwards while rolling (moving) the piano.

Your first step in moving a piano is to make sure that there is room on all sides of the piano, so that the people who are going to move it have room to surround the piece. Lower the piano's lid and lock it so it can't come open while the piano is being moved. You will need at least two people to move an upright piano (three people will make the move easier) – one person for each side of the piano. Another thing to consider is that you should always move a piano endways, not sideways (one person will be walking backwards in this moving procedure).

Make sure that there are no obstacles in the path of the piano movers. That way, there is less of a chance that someone will trip or hurt themselves. Move the piano very slowly, just a few inches at a time. This may seem like slow going, but it's definitely the safest way. If you are moving your piano over different flooring (such as from a hardwood floor to a carpeted one) be careful to watch where the casters (wheels) are going and consider laying protective covers on the floor to keep the wheels from leaving marks.

Moving a piano is always hard work – but if you have a few strong movers, along with a bit of planning, it can be accomplished by anyone. Of course, you can always hire some piano movers if you don't want to risk this procedure yourself.

Lou Ross is with MovingCompaniesforYou.com - a directory of moving companies with helpful advice on moving issues.

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