- (512) 805-1377
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- 2803 Robinson Ave, Austin, TX 78722
Institutional pianos do not get a second take: a single bad angle can put a soundboard out of commission and a performance on hold.
The crew plans the route, pads every contact point, and controls the lid before a single strap goes tight.
Thirteen years of local rigging experience backs every job.
The numbers below are not marketing decoration; they describe a crew that has done this long enough to know which shortcuts cause damage.
Every commercial job gets the same padded-strap, secured-lid, padded-ramp routine regardless of how short the drive is.
Homeowners often describe quotes that ranged from a few hundred to several hundred dollars depending on distance and piano type, and the honest reason for that spread is access and instrument, not sales pressure.
Halfway through loading, the crew found a hairline crack near the leg that nobody had noticed during the walkthrough.
They stopped, photographed it, showed me, and padded that area differently before continuing.
Nothing got worse, and I appreciated that they did not just push through and pretend it was fine.
We had a Sunday service and the piano had to be out of the old building and playable in the new one by Saturday night.
The team worked around our schedule and had it placed and checked with time to spare.
That kind of deadline pressure is not something I want to gamble on again.
The last company that moved this piano left the lid unsecured and it shifted in transit, so we had scratches and a lid that no longer sat right.
These guys wrapped everything properly, secured the lid before tipping it, and pointed out what the previous crew had done wrong.
It plays and looks the way it should now.
I got a written number after the walkthrough and that was the number I paid, no add-ons for stairs or the ramp.
They explained upfront that the quote depended on access and the weight of the instrument, which made sense once I saw them work.
Clear pricing and no change orders is rare enough that I noticed.
Every job follows the same order because the order is what prevents damage: assess, protect, secure, verify.
Homeowners often describe getting quotes that skip straight to price without anyone asking about stairs, turns, or the condition of the instrument, and that is usually where surprise charges and damage come from.
Pianos that live in performance spaces, studios, and lobbies need scheduling around rehearsals, services, and building hours.
We plan the route and the timing together so the instrument is off the floor for the shortest window possible.
Uprights are heavy in a way that surprises people, and the lift onto a dolly is where most DIY damage happens.
We wrap, secure the lid, and control the descent on any ramp rather than letting the case take the scrape.
Recital halls, churches, schools, and dealers sometimes need the same instrument moved several times a year.
Recurring work gets the same condition documentation each time, so wear and damage stay traceable across the contract.
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CALL (512) 805-1377Commercial piano work is unforgiving because the instrument is often the most valuable thing in the room and the least replaceable on short notice.
We have handled 920 projects across 13 years, and the routine that protects a piano has not changed: plan the path, pad the contact points, and never trust a single strap.
In a truck, that means at least two straps with padding where they meet the piano, so rubbing and strap failure cannot quietly ruin a finish or shift the load.
When a piano travels on its side, the lid gets secured with rubber bands first, because a lid that pops open mid-transit is its own damage event.
Steep ramps, including the kind found on rental trailers, get a pad at the bottom so a scrape lands on padding instead of the case.
Homes here are older than people assume: the median owner-occupied home was built in 1991, which means narrow stairs, tight turns, and doorways that were never designed for a nine-foot instrument.
There are 449,452 housing units on record locally, and about 38% of them (169,261) went up since 2000, so a substantial share of the local stock is still on its original systems.
That mix matters on moving day: older homes bring narrow stairs and settled doorways, while newer builds bring open staircases and polished floors that punish a dragged dolly.
If your instrument is a concert instrument rather than a studio upright, see how we handle concert grand piano relocations before you book.
38 Austin ZIP codes sit inside our regular service area.
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