Here the answer is a resounding and emphatic – NO! You should absolutely hire piano movers for the job.

Trying to move your own piano can result in injury to yourself and your instrument. This attempt to save time and money can easily backfire. Both your and your piano’s medical bills will be more than the cost of the piano movers! All joking aside, this is one area where hiring a professional crew is imperative.

Why? Primarily because of the size, shape, and weight of the piano. These unwieldy instruments can easily top a thousand pounds. Add to that their awkward shape and you have a recipe for an accident waiting to happen. Plus, the weight of a piano is not balanced – with the keyboard side being lighter than the rest.

Piano movers make the job look easy, when in reality they have the right tools, skills, and experience to pull the move off without a hitch.

My advice? Leave this job to the piano movers and cut corners on another, more easily handled, aspect of your move.