Pianos are complex machines. A typical acoustic piano will have upwards of 10,000 parts besides the over 200 strings it has. Pianos are also notorious for being unwieldy pieces of furniture that sit pretty but are a headache to move. If you have a beautiful piano, which you would hate to leave behind as you move to a new house, you probably plan to move with it.
The reality, however, is a little bleaker. While you can try to move it yourself, you run the risk of damaging the piano or someone getting injured in the process of moving it. To get the piano moved the right way and to ensure it arrives in one piece, you should consider hiring professional piano movers to do the job. Here are three reasons why.

Safety | Safety first: so goes the maxim. When it comes to moving pianos, this cannot be truer. Pianos are massive, heavy and awkwardly built devices. This makes them tricky to move. If you attempt to move the piano yourself, you could destroy your piano in the process. Trying to move it could also result in damage to the surrounding areas like walls, windows or other structures.Moving a piano could also result in someone getting hurt or even killed if the hundreds of pounds worth of piano falls on them. Lastly, you could get sued. If one of the volunteers you invited to help you gets injured, they may decide to sue you to cover their medical bills. Know-how | Piano moving companies are experts at what they do. Because they have experience transporting pi...