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Keyboard instruments belong to two basic groups, those that simply trigger or pluck a note like the harpsichord and organ, and those that are responsive to the strength of the musician’s touch on the keys like the piano, clavinet and clavichord. Pianos are built with pedals which sustain or mute notes by moving and striking… Continue reading Music for the Joy of It

First suggestion is, get a professional: Why: The smallest grand piano starts at 54 inches long (which is equivalent to a 54 inch high upright) with a weight of 5 – 600 lbs. Grand pianos can extend out to 108 inches long for a 9′ concert grand topping out at 1000-1200 lbs. Large upright pianos… Continue reading Moving a Piano

Just glancing through a google page on moving a piano there are titles like, “How to Move a Piano and live to tell of it”, and another was, “How to Move a Piano without Injuring your back” or “Do’s and Don’ts of Moving your Piano” what! Is this what you want to do, learn the… Continue reading The Art of Moving a Piano

The first electric pianos from the late 1920s used metal strings with a magnetic pickup, an amplifier and a loudspeaker. The electric pianos that became most popular in pop and rock music in the 1960s and 1970s, such as the Fender Rhodes use metal tines in place of strings and use electromagnetic pickups similar to… Continue reading The Many Types of Keyboards

Are you moving to a new home and worried about moving your piano? Or do you need to relocate a piano to a new location? Whatever the reason you need to relocate your prized piano, this suddenly creates a huge hassle and worry for you. Whether you are moving your piano across town or across… Continue reading Piano’s on the Move

If you have never seen the movie The Music Box with Laurel and Hardy you could probably youtube it and find this episode with them moving a piano, it is hilarious. In the film ‘The Music Box’ Laurel and Hardy take a lot of trouble carrying a piano up, seemingly endless steps, leading to a… Continue reading Piano Moving & Care, Plus Piano’s in Hollywood

Pianos are essentially the Mona Lisa for moving companies when it comes to some of the most difficult pieces they can be faced with. They can weigh in-excess of 1000 pounds, and potentially be worth tens of thousands of dollars. A piano is a very delicate instrument that needs extreme care and a very thoughtful… Continue reading The Keyboard/Piano Move

If it happens that you need to change locations for whatever reason, you will need to spend quite a lot of time organizing the specifics of your move, especially if you are moving house with a piano. When you have to change locations as a result of work commitments or because of a personal choice,… Continue reading House Moving with A Piano

Some exceptional piano moving techniques developed by professional piano movers over the last 15 years. Those techniques ease the solid task of piano removal.  1.      Analysis of size and weight of piano a)      Height tops out at 60 inches weight hitting more than 700 lbs. is very complicated to move. b)      The smallest piano starts… Continue reading Some Reason’s why you Hire the Professional

Piano moving is not as simple as it seems. If you are relocating with all your household possessions and you have a grand piano in your midst, you’ll soon discover that you need to make special arrangements for it. Ordinary house movers wouldn’t easily accept the task of moving your piano especially if they don’t… Continue reading Piano Relocation by Professional Piano Movers