| Tickling the ivory keys is a passion with many, but | | | | people who are going to move it have room to |
| moving a piano is not nearly as fun. When it comes to | | | | surround the piece. Lower the piano's lid and lock it so |
| moving pianos, a little advice can go a long way. | | | | it can't come open while the piano is being moved. You |
| There comes a time in every piano owner's life when | | | | will need at least two people to move an upright piano |
| the unthinkable must happen - the moving of your | | | | (three people will make the move easier) - one person |
| piano. Whether you've just purchased a piano from | | | | for each side of the piano. Another thing to consider is |
| someone and need to get it into your home, or you're | | | | that you should always move a piano endways, not |
| moving from one house to another, moving your piano | | | | sideways (one person will be walking backwards in |
| can be a very difficult problem. Pianos are some of | | | | this moving procedure). |
| the heaviest pieces that are in residential houses, and | | | | Make sure that there are no obstacles in the path of |
| getting them from place to place can be costly, or | | | | the piano movers. That way, there is less of a chance |
| even dangerous. | | | | that someone will trip or hurt themselves. Move the |
| This bit of advice assumes that you are going to be | | | | piano very slowly, just a few inches at a time. This |
| moving an upright piano - not a baby grand or grand | | | | may seem like slow going, but it's definitely the safest |
| piano, which are much larger and require special | | | | way. If you are moving your piano over different |
| equipment to move. If you are moving a horizontal | | | | flooring (such as from a hardwood floor to a carpeted |
| piano, get professional movers. Upright pianos can be | | | | one) be careful to watch where the casters (wheels) |
| made in several styles, including cabinet and spinet | | | | are going and consider laying protective covers on the |
| styles. These pianos can have thin front legs (which is | | | | floor to keep the wheels from leaving marks. |
| a good way to distinguish them from other upright | | | | Moving a piano is always hard work - but if you have |
| styles), and these legs may break if they are not | | | | a few strong movers, along with a bit of planning, it can |
| carefully guarded. Make sure to tip these styles of | | | | be accomplished by anyone. Of course, you can |
| piano slightly backwards while rolling (moving) the piano. | | | | always hire some piano movers if you don't want to |
| Your first step in moving a piano is to make sure that | | | | risk this procedure yourself. |
| there is room on all sides of the piano, so that the | | | | |