Using Relocation Companies Prudent For A Piano Move?

So you intend to relocate and are looking at relocation companies to do the task. As I am sure you already know, even at the best of times, this is always a very stressful time. The problem is that you are also trying to find a piano mover to give assistance with the move, and the businesses you have considered have either rejected the offer to move a musical instrument or you really don't feel comfortable that they are sufficiently trained to carry out the job properly. So what is actually so bad about using a regular removal company, or man and van ?

You may well have heard numerous hellish stories told on the subject of relocating pianos. It is in all probability too chancy appointing someone who is not a professional at piano relocating (plus you unquestionably should not consider relocating it yourself). Typical household relocation companies are not adequately trained to undertake the task and quite probably do not have the right equipment either.



It is often problematic relocating a piano. In the first place, they tend to be really hefty instruments, running from possibly three hundred and fifty to fourteen hundred pounds each. What is more they can be quite large, particularly grand pianos. This means that you frequently have to negotiate quite an obstacle course, at both ends of the trip. You can certainly have to go through narrow door frames, stair wells and awkward turns. It might sometimes be necessary to dismantle and obviously reassemble the piano. This takes equally skill and experience.

Also, you must take into consideration the state and value of the instrument. Some can be worth many thousands. Not merely can you not afford to leave it in the hands of unqualified people or the household removers you are employing to move the remainder of your property's contents, but you should additionally take into consideration insurance cover. This would need to cover not merely likely damage to the instrument, but also it ought to cover potential injury.

Therefore when you wish to use a piano mover, make certain that you investigate to start with that all their team are competent in piano moving, the length of time they have been operational, that they have the best equipment, that the instrument is covered by adequate insurance and they have current safety insurance cover.

A little research ahead of time will help save you considerable possible upset at the time of your piano move and is the most cost-effective answer.