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Minor Deity |
I'm thinking of moving my music room (piano, harpsichord, etc.) to the south west end of the living room area and making my music room into a dining room. How, or who do you get, to move a piano from one room to another? The feet will have to come off, it will have to be moved on it's side to fit through the doorways.
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
The trick is to do it without breaking off the piece that holds the the pedals (lyre?). I'd get a piano mover.
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Forum Groupie |
Since the piano has to go on it's side, I'd really recommend an actual piano mover. Perhaps your tuner would know someone? | |||
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Has Achieved Nirvana |
Yeah, I'd use a piano mover.
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Minor Deity |
I agree, and it won't cost as much as a move, since it is in the same house! And I like the idea
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| Minor Deity |
Alright then. I didn't think piano movers would be interessted in moving it such a short distance.
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| twit Beatification Candidate |
I used to work for a music conservatory - and I got to move some nice sized grand pianos frequently. OTOH, I've also seen regular movers not know what they're doing and damage pianos. The key is having people who are experienced piano movers. | |||
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Minor Deity |
Bernard, maybe your music group will have leads on local piano movers that can help. Sounds like a nice idea. Though I do love your cozy music room now. Would the piano go in the back where the dining room table is now?
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Minor Deity |
I have hired piano movers to move a piano for only a few inches. They did it. Just know that a piano move is not priced by distance, so do not expect low cost just because the distance is short.
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| Minor Deity |
Yeah, that's my idea, BeeLady. Have the piano in the left corner as you enter what's now my "dining area". It would certainly be better for parties! I like my music room too, but it is a bit cramped in there with a desk/bookshelf/cabinet/piano/harpsichord, there's not a lot of space left to practice cello! And having parties means a game of sardines in the music room. But it's not definite yet, I've only just started thinking about the possibility. Good idea about asking at the school.
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| Minor Deity |
Oh. 
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Minor Deity |
What you are paying for is knowing how to break it down, move it and put it back together.Takes three people if you are not pros, two if you are. It's not hard, you just have to know the process and have the equipment (piano skid board, four wheel furniture dolly). I preferred grand moves to uprights. Given that you only do this a very few times I'd just pay the mover.
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Beatification Candidate |
Local techs will likely have lists of movers that they would suggest. Call around, you are paying for time for them to get to you and back, plus the equipment and expertise to make sure nothing is damaged... One may offer a better price if they can combine another job local to you!
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| czarina Has Achieved Nirvana  |
why not call the dartmouth music dept and ask who they recommend? or if there is a local symphony that has occasion to have piano soloists. definitely do not use anyone who has not done this numerous times. regular movers are a no-no.
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| Foregoing Practicing to Post Minor Deity  |
Too bad you need it to go through doorways; otherwise you could possibly move it on its casters (with 3 or so people) or buy a piano truck (the "spider" contraption). I've had a mover do a move like yours, it was $300 room to room. That was a few years ago, and it was my former 7' grand.
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