@@StumpfMovingandStorage It's a conservatory of music for my architecture thesis, I have to justify the dimensions for the load and unload space in the basement parking area and I wasn't sure about the trucks used for moving a Concert Grand Piano. I think you mentioned 18ft trucks are the standard in the GMC C5500 before and after video so that helped too.
I would have been happy to give you more information had you reached out to our office or emailed us. 18ft trucks make the best piano trucks because of their size and versatility. They are easier to get into small places, an advantage where we usually work. The one thing that you will have to take into account is the lift gate. When folded down, the liftgate can add another 4 to 7ft of overall length. I've linked the video at the end of this comment about our new custom built piano moving truck for you to reference. Also, my brother is an architect and has handled the exact loading issue you explained above. I've linked his RUclips channel for you as well. Feel free to reach out to him. He is a wealth of knowledge and would love to help out! David Stumpf Architecture: youtube.com/@David_Stumpf?si=FCVOFZ0QIw_PKs99 Custom Built Piano Truck: ruclips.net/video/jvbJILMkY-I/видео.htmlsi=ua7UnB3DocPL-pEb
@Jean-ev3df that’s really cool that this video helped you with the development of your thesis. It sounds like your thesis is a little more involved than mine was, or at least your professors are allowing you to get more technical. Before I became an architect, I was a mover, as Stumpf Moving mentioned in the previous comment (I was even the guy by the camera for this video). I know run my own architecture practice, and if there’s anything I can help you with feel free to reach out, and I’ll see if I can answer any questions.
It was fun to see this. You guys have moved my similarly-sized antique grand piano on multiple occasions, including most recently from my aunt’s storage - in your facility - into my current apartment in 2014 or 2015. Although my piano is worth much less, it was a much tougher move than this one because it had to go in a small elevator and the lyre did have to be reattached - and it was also hot as Hades in my building. It was truly fascinating to watch what your guys did - and obvious there was not a single nick or scratch on it than had already existed since I had last seen the instrument decades and multiple moves (all by you) before. I had never moved a piano myself, but there was no question your crew knew what they were doing.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this nice message. It's always a nice to see our customers recognizing the hard work and tremendous skill of our employees. We take pride in our work, and we love sharing it through videos like this. Currently we are working on videos that highlight some of our more difficult piano moves (similar to yours). Thanks again for taking the time to watch this video and message us!
Love this video a lot, we’re a local moving and storage company based in Richmond BC Canada and we do a lot of piano moves. I do agree that piano movers don’t use tons of stretch wrap :)
You guys are doing such a job, just one thing, when you are taking back the piano after you removed the first piano stand, you could directly attach the sled on the the piano and after make the piano fall over the chariot and push it ? It's what we are doing in my company in france and it's way easier, you don't have to lift the piano ! But really great job guys
Thank k you for watching the video and taking the time to leave a nice comment. We find that strapping the piano to the board while on the ground is not only easier, but also safer. I've seen it done the way you are talking about, and it makes me a little nervous.
Man I wanted to see how your skid touches the ramp, but you cut it on both parts of the video. I have the necessity of moving my 6ft piano, and I am making my own skid. I also wanted to make my own cart dolly, but I wanted to make it larger until I remember about the ramp. If you can give some advise about how to maneuver the ramp part. Since the angle would touché the skid. Thanks man.
We never recommend moving a piano by yourself. Always hire professionals! To answer your question, our ramps are long enough so the piano board does not catch or drag. If we come into a situation where the board might catch, we lift slightly at that point to avoid any dragging. We call the dragging, "cheese grating". 🧀😂
Removing The Piano lid is common practise in the UK. Prevents the risk of the lid opening and slamming on the floor when tilting onto a Piano Shoe. Also, removing hinges for the lid prevents the soft brass hinges from being bent out of shape when you have the piano on its side. Also Removing the Lyre (the correct terminology for the Piano Pedals) is far easier before flipping the piano.
Unfortunately, what you've described is a common misconception regarding piano moving. Regardless of the manufacturer, pianos are delivered brand new with their lids on. With the knowledge that manufacturers ship pianos with their lids on, we can see that pianos are designed to be moved in this fashion. If the piano is properly pad wrapped prior to being placed on a piano board, the lid will not open or slam to the floor as you've described. As for the hinges, if you've properly pad wrapped and protected the piano prior to being placed on the piano board, the hinges should be fine. We are professional piano movers who move more than 400 pianos every year and have been moving pianos for over 90 years. We do not have the issues that you've described here. As for the Lyre, you are correct, it is the correct terminology. We made this video for everybody to understand and most people would not know that the petals are called a Lyre. Regardless, the Lyre does not always need to be removed prior to the piano being placed on the board. You must assess the Lyre because some are not strong enough for this technique. Those are the only ones that will need to be removed. Contrary to popular belief, the lyre is not taking the brunt of the tilt. The mover is taking weight off of the Lyre as the piano is placed on the board. This video was a short depiction of how a piano is moved, for a full in-depth description please watch The following video: ruclips.net/video/Tsb7zWEgS90/видео.htmlsi=X7xFS-us9qHgV3ii
This is our video explaining how to disassemble and protect a grand piano for moving: ruclips.net/video/Tsb7zWEgS90/видео.html
Love seeing PNC Park from the field. What a beautiful view of the city skyline yinz guys got there.
We couldn't agree more!
This was really useful for my thesis, thanks!
You'll have to explain more. What exactly helped? What was your thesis about?
@@StumpfMovingandStorage It's a conservatory of music for my architecture thesis, I have to justify the dimensions for the load and unload space in the basement parking area and I wasn't sure about the trucks used for moving a Concert Grand Piano. I think you mentioned 18ft trucks are the standard in the GMC C5500 before and after video so that helped too.
I would have been happy to give you more information had you reached out to our office or emailed us. 18ft trucks make the best piano trucks because of their size and versatility. They are easier to get into small places, an advantage where we usually work. The one thing that you will have to take into account is the lift gate. When folded down, the liftgate can add another 4 to 7ft of overall length. I've linked the video at the end of this comment about our new custom built piano moving truck for you to reference. Also, my brother is an architect and has handled the exact loading issue you explained above. I've linked his RUclips channel for you as well. Feel free to reach out to him. He is a wealth of knowledge and would love to help out!
David Stumpf Architecture: youtube.com/@David_Stumpf?si=FCVOFZ0QIw_PKs99
Custom Built Piano Truck: ruclips.net/video/jvbJILMkY-I/видео.htmlsi=ua7UnB3DocPL-pEb
@Jean-ev3df that’s really cool that this video helped you with the development of your thesis. It sounds like your thesis is a little more involved than mine was, or at least your professors are allowing you to get more technical. Before I became an architect, I was a mover, as Stumpf Moving mentioned in the previous comment (I was even the guy by the camera for this video). I know run my own architecture practice, and if there’s anything I can help you with feel free to reach out, and I’ll see if I can answer any questions.
It was fun to see this. You guys have moved my similarly-sized antique grand piano on multiple occasions, including most recently from my aunt’s storage - in your facility - into my current apartment in 2014 or 2015. Although my piano is worth much less, it was a much tougher move than this one because it had to go in a small elevator and the lyre did have to be reattached - and it was also hot as Hades in my building.
It was truly fascinating to watch what your guys did - and obvious there was not a single nick or scratch on it than had already existed since I had last seen the instrument decades and multiple moves (all by you) before. I had never moved a piano myself, but there was no question your crew knew what they were doing.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us this nice message. It's always a nice to see our customers recognizing the hard work and tremendous skill of our employees. We take pride in our work, and we love sharing it through videos like this. Currently we are working on videos that highlight some of our more difficult piano moves (similar to yours). Thanks again for taking the time to watch this video and message us!
Love this video a lot, we’re a local moving and storage company based in Richmond BC Canada and we do a lot of piano moves. I do agree that piano movers don’t use tons of stretch wrap :)
Hello Alston! Thanks for watching our video. We appreciate the kind words from a fellow piano mover. 🙂
Excellent video!!!
Hello Cam! Thank you for taking the time to watch our video and leave a nice comment. It means a lot to us. 🙂
That was a really cool video! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
You guys are doing such a job, just one thing, when you are taking back the piano after you removed the first piano stand, you could directly attach the sled on the the piano and after make the piano fall over the chariot and push it ? It's what we are doing in my company in france and it's way easier, you don't have to lift the piano !
But really great job guys
Thank k you for watching the video and taking the time to leave a nice comment.
We find that strapping the piano to the board while on the ground is not only easier, but also safer. I've seen it done the way you are talking about, and it makes me a little nervous.
Nice job 👍
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You are welcome!
Man I wanted to see how your skid touches the ramp, but you cut it on both parts of the video.
I have the necessity of moving my 6ft piano, and I am making my own skid. I also wanted to make my own cart dolly, but I wanted to make it larger until I remember about the ramp.
If you can give some advise about how to maneuver the ramp part. Since the angle would touché the skid.
Thanks man.
We never recommend moving a piano by yourself. Always hire professionals! To answer your question, our ramps are long enough so the piano board does not catch or drag. If we come into a situation where the board might catch, we lift slightly at that point to avoid any dragging. We call the dragging, "cheese grating". 🧀😂
When strapping in the truck … how is it done? Does it being on the Dolly move if taking corners ?
I'll be making a video where we explain all that..
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Removing The Piano lid is common practise in the UK. Prevents the risk of the lid opening and slamming on the floor when tilting onto a Piano Shoe. Also, removing hinges for the lid prevents the soft brass hinges from being bent out of shape when you have the piano on its side. Also Removing the Lyre (the correct terminology for the Piano Pedals) is far easier before flipping the piano.
Unfortunately, what you've described is a common misconception regarding piano moving. Regardless of the manufacturer, pianos are delivered brand new with their lids on. With the knowledge that manufacturers ship pianos with their lids on, we can see that pianos are designed to be moved in this fashion. If the piano is properly pad wrapped prior to being placed on a piano board, the lid will not open or slam to the floor as you've described. As for the hinges, if you've properly pad wrapped and protected the piano prior to being placed on the piano board, the hinges should be fine. We are professional piano movers who move more than 400 pianos every year and have been moving pianos for over 90 years. We do not have the issues that you've described here. As for the Lyre, you are correct, it is the correct terminology. We made this video for everybody to understand and most people would not know that the petals are called a Lyre. Regardless, the Lyre does not always need to be removed prior to the piano being placed on the board. You must assess the Lyre because some are not strong enough for this technique. Those are the only ones that will need to be removed. Contrary to popular belief, the lyre is not taking the brunt of the tilt. The mover is taking weight off of the Lyre as the piano is placed on the board. This video was a short depiction of how a piano is moved, for a full in-depth description please watch The following video: ruclips.net/video/Tsb7zWEgS90/видео.htmlsi=X7xFS-us9qHgV3ii
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Are you not afraid,that legs and pedal can be broken when you lift the piano?
No, we explain why in the video.
you Didn't watch the video by sound of it doh 😂
Hi. Do you have a video lifting a piano outside the building?
We do. Please check out our piano moving playlist.