| Moving a piano is quite a task. Piano moving can never | | | | - Get some piano moving equipment- buy or borrow- |
| be underestimated. Considering the price and the | | | | but get them ( you have to spend a little money if you |
| weight of any piano (as also its sentimental value), it is | | | | don't want your valuable piano to get damaged). |
| always advisable to hire professional piano movers to | | | | Some of such equipment include a piano moving dolly ( |
| move a piano. They might charge you a good amount | | | | heavy duty or grand piano dolly based on the type of |
| of money but then they are experts in handling piano | | | | your piano), a skid board or a self-lifting piano truck; |
| moving procedure with all their specialized piano | | | | straps to secure the piano to the dolly or truck; stretch |
| moving equipment. However, if you can not afford to | | | | wrap; and piano moving pads that are closely quilted. |
| hire a specialty mover then read on these piano | | | | - For packing the piano, wrap it in furniture pads and |
| moving tips to get an idea about how to move a piano | | | | secure it with rubber bands. Wrap the piano with |
| safely? | | | | stretch wrap by walking round and round the piano so |
| - Measure the piano as well as all the doorways, stairs | | | | that the pad is tightened. |
| and any other turns from where the piano will have to | | | | - While moving the piano, all the four people have to |
| be carried through. Properly count the stairs. If climbing | | | | work as a team. Also, the piano moving equipment |
| down, count the stairs by standing at the top and by | | | | should be used properly. There should be just the |
| counting how many times you will have to put your leg | | | | proper balance in carrying the piano. The piano should |
| down (including the last step which is ground and | | | | not be allowed to wobble much from left-to-right and |
| usually not taken as a step). When counting upstairs, | | | | from front-to-back when carrying it up or down the |
| stand below and count how many times you will have | | | | steps. |
| to lift your foot until you stand on top of the landing. | | | | It will be better to know about the piano moving |
| - Arrange for at least four strong people (people with | | | | procedure adopted by the professional piano movers |
| strong backs) for moving piano. They should all wear | | | | as well. To do so, read How Professional Piano |
| non-skid gloves to get a better grip on the piano. | | | | Movers Move a Piano? |