How to move A piano up Or Down
How to move A piano up Or Down, If the piano loses balance, get out of its way, otherwise, it may cause serious injury and even death.
Don’t forget to tune the piano anew when the move is over. It may look tough, but the inner mechanics are sensitive to just about anything.
Another clever thing to do when you’re done with the piano moving process is to hire a long-term storage facility where you will be able to store the musical instrument for as long as you need. When you’re ready to install it at the new address, the moving company will deliver it to your exact address.
How to move an upright piano downstairs
The serious trouble, however, comes when a step or a flight of steps lie on your path to the van. This is also the main reason why people call professional movers.
If there is only one step, you can use the weightlifting straps, lift the piano along with the dolly and carry it down. For more steps, you’ll have to lose the dolly. Place cardboard pads on all steps so that you avoid scratching the surface. The piano should be held by everyone with lifting straps. Lift and put down one step at a time.
How to move an upright piano upstairs
Bringing a piano up a flight of stairs requires the same amount of lifting, but you’ll find out it will tire you out a lot more. Just as the previous lifting method, remove the dolly and use straps and cardboard pads. Lift the piano one step at a time, just like when moving it downstairs.
How to move a piano up a ramp
Using a piano trolley to move the instrument is one of the best possible solutions to complete this tedious task. Most often, movers put the piano on a dolly before getting it onto the ramp. There are some quick steps you need to follow afterwards to make the process easier for you:
- Use metal stair ramps if you have to carry the piano downstairs.
- Prepare the van’s loading ramp before you do anything else.
- Take care of the rest of the ramps that will be required for the loading process of the piano.
- To move the dolly with the piano downwards the ramp, you’ll need two men at the front of the dolly and one at the back. This way, you’ll ensure that the instrument is moved safely and gets down intact.
- Make small steps when pushing and pulling the piano, while on the ramp, don’t apply too much force all at once. You don’t want it to slide down uncontrollably while it’s on the piano dolly.
- Ask someone to supervise the whole process by carefully looking for any bumps on the ground. Not spotting in time obstacles on an uneven surface may result in causing damage to the piano or even losing grip of the piano dolly.
- When you get to the van ramp, have at least two people at the back of the load. You’ll need one or two more at the front to lift the dolly’s front wheels and put them on the loading ramp of the van. Then, watch closely how the dolly moves upwards and stop pushing if it steers to the left or to the right. Fix the front end of the dolly to point forwards and continue pushing until it gets into the van.
