Moving a piano

DjArcadian

Okay, I just bought a piano and I need to move it this weekend. I'm trying to find info on moving a piano but almost everything I read says I should get a professional piano mover. I have a truck but I need to get it up some stairs, into the truck and then from the truck to my room. I have to deal with about 10 steps at the pickup location and about 4 steps for my stoop. Anyone have advice or experience?

Electrode

How odd...I just had to do this today. If it's one of the types thats flush against the wall, set up a thin guiding plywood ramp horizontally down the stairs with a couple of people, hopefully wearing boots or heavy shoes with tough rubber soles, on the other side making sure that no one slips and breaks something. If it's a grand piano, you might need to rent a crane operator. The spent money is better than a hernia, in my opinion. I can't help you with the driving except that a friend with a pickup, rope and a red colored rag might be better than shelling out good money just so it can delivered in an 18 wheeler.

DjArcadian

It's an upright piano. Not a grand. Are you basically saying you turned the stairs into a ramp by laying boards along it? The stairs I have to travel up are far too steep. I don't think that would work.

Electrode

No, boards lying down the center of a 45* angle stairwell with a couple of helpers It was like this...

DjArcadian

What was the biggest problem you encountered? Did it take a lot of grunt force or was it mainly a matter of logistics and trying to get the right angels and grips and such?

DjArcadian

I think I'm gonna try this

http://www.propianomovers.com/images/Family%20Pictures%20061.jpg

and then just yank it up. The Piano I'm buying is rather small so I don't think it will weight that much.

DjArcadian

Man, I just moved it. What a pain in the ass!

twoply

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPUWaR1LtCs