Piano Moving Tips

Moving a piano is quite a task. Piano moving can never be underestimated. Considering the price and the weight of any piano (as also its sentimental value), it is always advisable to hire professional piano movers to move a piano. They might charge you a good amount of money but then they are experts in handling piano moving procedure with all their specialized piano moving equipment. However, if you can not afford to hire a specialty mover then read on these piano moving tips to get an idea about how to move a piano safely?

• Measure the piano as well as all the doorways, stairs and any other turns from where the piano will have to be carried through. Properly count the stairs. If climbing down, count the stairs by standing at the top and by counting how many times you will have to put your leg down (including the last step which is ground and usually not taken as a step). When counting upstairs, stand below and count how many times you will have to lift your foot until you stand on top of the landing.
• Arrange for at least four strong people (people with strong backs) for moving piano. They should all  wear non-skid gloves to get a better grip on the piano.
• Get some piano moving equipment- buy or borrow- but get them ( you have to spend a little money if you don't want your valuable piano to get damaged).  Some of such equipment include a piano moving dolly ( heavy duty or grand piano dolly based on the type of your piano), a skid board or a self-lifting piano truck; straps to secure the piano to the dolly or truck; stretch wrap; and piano moving pads that are closely quilted.
• For packing the piano, wrap it in furniture pads and secure it with rubber bands. Wrap the piano with stretch wrap by walking round and round the piano so that the pad is tightened.
• While moving the piano, all the four people have to work as a team. Also, the piano moving equipment should be used properly. There should be just the proper balance in carrying the piano. The piano should not be allowed to wobble much from left-to-right and from front-to-back when carrying it up or down the steps.

It will be better to know about the piano moving procedure adopted by the professional piano movers as well. To do so, read How Professional Piano Movers Move a Piano?