Piano & Specialty Movers NYC
A piano isn't furniture, and a stair turn isn't a place to find that out. We price piano and specialty moves by hand and match you with a crew equipped for the weight, the wrapping, and the New York stairwell.
Moving a piano is a specialty for a reason. An upright runs 300–500 pounds, a baby grand more, and the weight is distributed in a way that punishes a wrong grip — for the movers and for the instrument. Add a Manhattan walk-up or a narrow prewar stairwell and it becomes a job for a crew with the right straps, boards, padding, and experience, not four people and good intentions.
The same is true of the other things you can't replace: fine art, a marble tabletop, a grandfather clock, an antique armoire, a gallery-framed print. These need custom wrapping, careful crating where warranted, and a plan for the doorway and the turn before anyone lifts. We price all of it by hand — a foreman reviews photos or video of the piece and its path out — and match you with a crew equipped for specialty handling.
We're honest about scope. If a piece needs a hoist through a window, or a piano technician to reassemble legs and pedals, we'll flag it in the quote rather than discover it on move day. One fixed, itemized number, with the specialty handling priced in from the start.
How we handle pianos and specialty items
Piano boards, skid straps, and heavy padding — the gear that turns a dangerous lift into a controlled one, matched to the instrument.
Doorways, stair turns, and elevator dimensions are measured against the piece before move day, so nothing gets stuck halfway.
Custom wrapping and crating where it's warranted — the pieces most likely to be damaged, made least likely to.
Extra crew, equipment, and time for the hard pieces are in the fixed number from the start — never a move-day surcharge.
We're a quote-and-match service, not another call center. An experienced foreman prices your move by hand — one fixed, itemized number, free, in under 30 minutes — and we match you with a trusted, vetted partner moving company to carry it out. Serving NYC, Brooklyn, and the tri-state area. Your accepted quote is locked: it never silently changes, and anything genuinely new on move day is a documented change order you approve first.
How much does it cost to move a piano in NYC?
It depends on the type (upright vs. grand), the access at both ends (stairs, tight turns, elevator size), and the distance. Send photos or a short video of the piano and its path out, and a foreman prices it into one fixed, itemized number — usually back in under 30 minutes.
Can you move a piano down a walk-up staircase?
Often, yes — with the right crew and equipment. What matters is the staircase width, the turns, and the piano's weight, which is exactly what we assess from your photos before quoting. When a stairwell genuinely can't take it safely, we'll say so and price the real alternative rather than risk the instrument.
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