MemberI realize many different factors are taken in account for the cost, but I’m wondering on average what it costs to hire someone to move an upright piano? There would most likely be stairs involved.
MemberI’ve never paid to have only one piece of furniture moved before. When we moved across town, it took 3 guys about 7-8 hours to move our one-bedroom apartment worth of stuff. It cost us $1000.
MemberI feel like my husband paid about $300 each of the times he’s moved his pianos. The last two times he used a general moving company that said they specialize in piano moves and it was factored into the total cost, still around that amount, but they were terrible. Definitely book a company that has moved pianos successfully in the past.
MemberI paid a little over $200 to have mine moved. There were a couple of stairs into the house but not up any flights.
MemberOkay. I figured it would cost at least $300.. I don’t think I want to chance having some friends do it. It’s not worth the risk (to the piano but also the people!)
MemberI JUST moved an old upright player piano to my house last weekend, courtesy of a FREE piano on craigslist! We rented a uHaul and used two dollies, but we did it with just me, my dad, and Darling Husband.
MemberMrsGatito: It really does depend on the piano, we have an antique player piano that they refused to move on account of its age, however the grand was $1,500 and that included them tuning it three days later.
MemberIt will cost you more to get specialist piano movers but it is definitely worth it – I know of too many horror stories where it’s all gone wrong with non-professionals and movers who aren’t specialists. I work as logistics manager for an orchestra so see a lot of piano moving and after seeing the professionals move a grand piano up a flight of stairs with just two people (without hurting themselves or damaging the piano) I would never consider letting anyone else do the job.
MemberNay1976: Wow, really? Did you have to do any stairs or turn any tight corners? I would love to be able to get a bunch of people to help us, I’m just so worried about someone getting hurt.
Nona99: Yeah I think it probably depends on the piano and probably how difficult the move is. (Lots of stairs, etc.)
KiwiDerbyBride: Thank you for the advice! I’m worried about people getting hurt which is why I think I’ll just swallow the cost of having it moved professionally. It’s just not worth the potential injuries.
MemberI used to have an upright that moved many times through my family. My Dad and uncles moved it a bunch of times but this last time they said no way. And it’s a smaller one. I paid 400 for movers to move it and there were no stairs involved. I got quotes from two different companies and both were the same, 400.
Member<div>I’d guess around $300-$400. I’ve never moved just my piano except when I had it delivered, which was maybe $150 + $3 per stair. However, when I’ve moved apartments, it was around $800-$1000 to move the big stuff (bed, bookshelves, couch, small table, etc. and the piano).</div>
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<div>I would definitely hire someone to do it. You might be able to get some very good friends to help you, but what if they drop it? Moving companies will be insured so if something does happen, you are covered. Plus you don’t want your friends to hurt themselves. </div>
MemberMrsGatito: We had two curbs and one sharp corner to contend with but that’s about it. If you get three guys, you should be okay. Just have a few dollies available and they can hold a bulk of the weight too.
MemberThanks everyone! I appreciate the responses. I will probably start calling around. I don’t think I’d want to pay more than $400.
MemberMrsGatito: We paid $180 in Big City, MN a year ago. Several stairs up to our front door. Man, they knew what they were doing and got it up and in, in no time flat. Totally worth the cost.
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