Basic Piano Moving Equipment

1) Piano trolley with good sized wheels. Often professionals use pneumatic wheels which cope with uneven surfaces better. Furniture skates designed for indoor use can be useless, even disastrous for outside use.

2) Piano transit cover: Its main use is for storing a piano on the van to prevent other items damaging it. When actually manoeuvring a piano, heavy quilting can be a hindrance, since grip and vision may be impaired.

3) Boards, ramps, blocks and chocks for steps.

4) Blankets and plastic sheet, and cardboard for wrapping panels, protecting floors and manoeuvring pianos.

5) Movers Ties and heavy duty ratchet straps: Take care to exert only minimum pressure with the ratchet. It is the thickness and strength of the strap which is important so you can hold it well and trust it.

6) Screw drivers and a soft faced mallet.

7) Piano shoes and skids. These are more specialist items of equipment used for moving grand and baby grand pianos.

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