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We are here for you088 321 99 00Moving a piano or grand piano
Moving a piano takes more than muscle: an upright piano easily weighs 200 to 300 kilos and is sensitive to knocks, moisture and temperature. Our movers wrap the instrument in protective covers, secure it and bring it to its new place with the right lifting equipment. We never take a piano via the stairs: to an upper floor it goes through the window or over the balcony, with a moving lift or our own truck-mounted crane.
How we move a piano or grand piano
Every instrument and every house is different. So we look at the route in advance: the floor, the windows and the balcony, the width of the doors and the space in front of the door. Then we decide how many movers we bring and which equipment is needed.
Wrapping and securing
The instrument goes into special protective covers and is secured internally, so that nothing can shift on the way.
Lifting with the right equipment
We lift, hoist or use a lift with equipment rated for the weight, and protect floors and doorways where needed.
Climate-controlled transport
If the instrument requires it, we transport it climate-controlled.
Piano upstairs: with the moving lift or the truck-mounted crane
We never take a piano via the stairs. If it is on an upper floor, it goes out through the window or over the balcony. We have 18 moving lifts of our own, up to the thirteenth floor, and our own truck-mounted crane (18 metres, 65 tonne-metres) for instruments that are too heavy or too large for the lift.
Which pianos and grand pianos do we move?
From an upright piano in an upstairs flat to a concert grand for the stage.
Upright piano
Usually 200 to 300 kilos. Including console pianos and antique instruments.
Grand piano
From baby grand to concert grand, 300 to well over 500 kilos.
Together with your move
The piano can come along with your complete move or be moved separately.
More about private movingStorage
If the instrument cannot go to its new place yet, we store it climate-controlled.
More about moving with storageMany years of experience
We have been moving pianos and grand pianos for decades, almost daily.
How your piano move works
From request to tuning afterwards in four steps.
Request a quote
State which instrument it is and which floor it is on and going to. On business days you get a response within an hour.
Survey of the route
Your account manager looks at the route and decides whether a moving lift or truck-mounted crane is needed. Then you receive the quote.
Moving day
The movers wrap the instrument, secure it and bring it to its new place.
After the move
Let the instrument get used to the new room for a few weeks and then have it tuned.
Kiwa certified, for your security and ours
Kiwa audits us every year on quality, sustainability, information security and safe working. While our movers transport your belongings, they are insured up to € 125,000 with no excess.
ISO 9001Quality
ISO 14001Sustainability
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ISO 27001Information securityThree branches, serving the Randstad and North Brabant
From our branches in Katwijk, Rotterdam and Tilburg we move within the Randstad and North Brabant: inside that area, to it and out of it, including abroad.
Branches in Katwijk, Rotterdam and Tilburg, serving the Randstad and North BrabantReviews of our moves
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Request a quote for your piano or grand piano
Tell us which instrument it is and where it is coming from and going to. On business days we make contact within an hour; the quote follows after the survey.
Frequently asked questions about moving a piano
Is your question not listed? Call 088 321 99 00 and you will reach our customer service team.
Ask your question in the requestThat depends on the type of instrument, the number of floors, the distance and whether a moving lift or truck-mounted crane is needed. An upright piano on the ground floor is less work than a grand piano that has to go to the third floor via the outside. After the survey you receive a quote for your situation.
An upright piano usually weighs between 200 and 300 kilos. A grand piano weighs 300 to well over 500 kilos, depending on its length. Because of that weight and the tall, narrow shape, a piano is hard to lift and tips over easily.
We advise against it. The weight sits high and is unevenly distributed, so a piano tips over easily on stairs or a threshold. That causes damage to the instrument, the home and your back. Our movers work with protective covers, lifting equipment and, when needed, a moving lift or our truck-mounted crane.
No, we never take a piano via the stairs. If it is on an upper floor, it goes through the window or over the balcony, with the moving lift or our own truck-mounted crane (18 metres, 65 tonne-metres). Which of the two it will be is decided in advance at the survey.
Yes. From upright pianos to baby and concert grands: we have the knowledge and the equipment to move every type of instrument.
No. Our movers wrap the instrument and protect floors and doorways where needed. You do not have to dismantle anything yourself.
Usually it does. Transport and the difference in temperature and humidity affect the tuning. Let the instrument get used to the new room for a few weeks and then have it tuned.
Yes. While our movers transport your belongings, they are insured up to € 125,000 with no excess. If your instrument has a higher value, discuss that at the survey.
