Uprights, baby grands and concert grands — moved by trained piano crews with a flat price you get in writing first.
Pianos are not furniture, and we don't move them like furniture. Uprights travel strapped to a piano dolly with full-body padding. Grands are disassembled properly — lid, lyre and legs removed — wrapped, and boarded on a piano skid. Stairs get ramps or controlled stair-walks with a dedicated spotter. Your piano is the only item the crew handles during the carry.
| Instrument | Ground-floor move | With stairs |
|---|---|---|
| Spinet / console upright | $250–$350 | $350–$500 |
| Full upright | $300–$420 | $420–$600 |
| Baby grand (under 5'8") | $400–$550 | $550–$750 |
| Grand (5'8"+) | $550–$750 | $750–$1,000 |
Prices are flat and confirmed in writing after we see photos of both locations. Moving a piano as part of a full household move? It's added to your hourly move at a reduced flat add-on instead.
Most people ask about weight first. Weight decides the crew size; it almost never decides whether the job is possible. What decides that is the narrowest opening between the instrument and the truck.
| Instrument | Size | Typical weight | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinet | 36–40″ tall | 300–400 lb | 2 |
| Console | 40–44″ tall | 350–450 lb | 2 |
| Studio upright | 45–48″ tall | 450–600 lb | 2–3 |
| Full / professional upright | 48″+ tall | 500–800 lb | 3 |
| Baby grand | 4′11″–5′8″ long | 500–650 lb | 3 |
| Parlor / medium grand | 5′9″–7′ long | 650–800 lb | 3–4 |
| Semi-concert and concert grand | 7′+ long | 800–1,300 lb | 4 |
An upright travels upright, so the measurement that has to clear is its width — usually 58 to 60 inches, which is why a tight stair turn stops more uprights than a doorway does. A grand travels on its bass side with the legs and lyre off, and the dimension that has to pass is the depth of the case, roughly 36 to 40 inches. A 36-inch front door takes that. A 30-inch interior door does not, and that interior door is the one people forget to measure.
Before you call anyone: measure the narrowest doorway on the path, count the stairs, and note whether the stairwell turns. Those three numbers let us price a Los Angeles piano move accurately over the phone instead of guessing on site.
Hollywood Hills steps, Silver Lake stair streets, Palisades canyon drives — piano access in LA is half the job. Send us photos of the path at both ends and the quote covers everything: crew size, equipment, and any shuttle or crane day if a hillside grand truly needs one.
Yes — stairs are most of our piano work in LA. We use ramps or controlled stair-walks with a spotter, and the stair price is in your written quote.
Yes, at a reduced flat add-on to your hourly move — cheaper than booking a separate piano-only job.
Yes — full cargo coverage applies, and full-value protection is available for high-value instruments. We also photograph condition before and after.
Yes, in our climate-controlled facility from $99/month — common during remodels and staging.
No, but allow 2–3 weeks for the instrument to acclimate, then book any local tuner; moving itself rarely knocks a well-maintained piano far out of tune.
Piano moving cost in LA runs $250–$350 for a spinet or console on the ground floor and $550–$1,000 for a full-size grand with stairs. The piano mover price depends on three things: instrument type, stair count, and how tight the access is at each end. We confirm a flat figure in writing from photos before the truck is booked.
On its side with the legs removed, a grand is about 36–40 inches deep. A standard 36-inch exterior door usually clears it; a 30-inch interior door usually does not. Measure the narrowest opening on the route, not just the front door.
No. Disassembly and reassembly of the lid, lyre and legs is part of the job and is included in the flat price.
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