Piano moving can be both a science and an art because the task requires special knowlege and skills that normal Household Goods movers, even the most experienced, do not have. This is true because accoustical pianos are extremely heavy (especially the big grand pianos or big, tall, upright pianos which have heavy player mechanisms) and at the same time they are extremely fragile. To make moving them even more difficult than just being heavy, these instruments are housed in very fine cabinetry.

When they are being moved they have to be relocated from and to a huge variety of settings, some of which are quite difficult themselves. So Piano movers have to use their raw, brute strength coupled with skilled, expert finesse to move them without damages.

As a piano is being relocated it needs to be positioned so that it is not directly over a heat source nor in direct sunlight from a window as these elements will damage the piano over time. Also, it needs to be in the home for about 2 weeks to get acclimated to it before you bring in a tuner. In Chicago and Its nearby suburbs we recommend ....

In order for a grand piano like the one above (or for that matter, an upright piano) to be relocated unscathed up a staircase, highly-skilled, very experienced piano movers using the right equipment are requried to do the job.

Our piano movers know that the science and the art of moving grand pianos up or down a set of stairs requires the use of one set of piano moving techniques (shown above) while the science and art of moving upright pianos up or down stairs requires another (shown below).

The only way any mover can learn to be a good piano mover (moving both kinds of pianos without injuries or damages) is for him to be trained on the job over a long period of time by other highly experienced piano movers such as these.

Movers trained like this eventually become so adept at piano moving from their years of experience that each piano moving effort becomes like rote work to them.

Burrows is a piano moving service in Chicago which currently employs 15 of these highly skilled piano movers while another 10 are in various stages of training. A few of our senior piano movers have been providing Chicago piano moving service for over 20 years.

Burrows is a piano moving company in Chicago that specializes in the relocation of pianos of all types. We relocate spinet pianos, console pianos, studio upright pianos, big upright pianos (like the one pictured above), player grand and upright pianos, electronic pianos, small baby grand pianos, large baby grand pianos, large parlor grand pianos (like the one pictured below) and even larger concert grand pianos.