Moving A Baby Grand Piano Yourself

Have 2 or 3 people help you lift the wrapped piano on the piano.

Moving a baby grand piano yourself.

The piano movers will have the right tools techniques and experience to move your piano in the best possible way. Moving the piano 1. 4 to 6 people should carefully tilt an instrument with its keyboard forward. Move slowly and have 2 or 3 people help you roll the piano on the dolly.

Remove decorations if any. Use tape or a rope to measure the door frames and make sure the piano can fit through them. Once a keyboard is facing forward attach a hump strap to an instrument with its ends in the top. Use an additional sliding board for steps.

Proceed with the moving process measure and clear the path. Strap the piano firmly in place. Set the wrapped body of the piano on a sturdy dolly. As two of the movers hold the weight of the piano the third man removes the front left leg.

A good thing about upright pianos is that they have a shape that s not a pain to handle. To prepare a grand piano for moving first lift off its music rack and remove its lyre. This way you and your piano will arrive safely at your new home with no complications. This video show how we use our specialized piano moving equipment to safely and efficiently move a baby grand.

Station the piano board this is equipment specially used for moving pianos next to the long side of the piano set a clean pad on top of the board. Piano is tilted and lowered onto the piano board and then positioned on the piano board. Then its legs all need to be removed and it needs to be securely strapped in its side to a piano skidboard. Then carefully set the legless straight side of the baby grand down onto the piano board.

Once the leg is removed put 2 of the straps under the piano board and move the piano board under the straight side of the piano. The keyboard referred to as the piano s action should only be removed by a qualified piano technician. If you want a stress free and safe relocation of your piano hire professional piano movers to do it for you. Moving up and down a baby grand piano carrying along a flight of stairs perform the same actions.