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When an instrument is going out on loan, the crate is the part that protects it. We build custom crates for museum loan pianos, then handle the moving ourselves so the same crew that packs it is the crew that transports it. With 15 years of moving pianos in and around the city, we know how much rides on getting the crate right.
A museum loan is a chain of handoffs, and the crate has to survive every one of them.
Here is how we run it, from the first measurement to the delivery signature.
Crates built to the exact instrument, with internal bracing and a shell rated for repeated handling.
Designed for museum loans where the piano may be unpacked and repacked more than once.
Movement of crated instruments on specialized equipment, including long distance and out-of-state runs.
The crew that builds the crate is the crew that loads and delivers it.
Written condition notes and photo records at pickup, loading, and delivery.
Useful when a lender, a museum, or an insurer wants a clear paper trail.
Here is what customers say after a crated move or a loan delivery.
These are real experiences, shared in their own words.
Our neighbor flagged the crew the moment the truck pulled up, worried about the shared wall and the narrow alley.
The team walked over, explained the whole plan, and even moved the ramp so nothing blocked anyone’s gate.
By the time they left, the neighbor was asking for their number.
Three months after the loan delivery, I finally opened the crate back up to check the finish and there was not a single scuff anywhere.
The bracing had held through two truck transfers and a warehouse stop.
That is the part you cannot judge on moving day, and it held up.
My mother is in her eighties and the piano sits in her front room, so I needed a crew that would not turn the house into a job site.
They kept the dog calm, worked around her walker, and never once made her feel in the way.
She still talks about how polite they were.
The cheaper bid wanted to blanket-wrap the piano and skip the crate entirely, which would have saved money and cost us the instrument.
These guys built a proper crate, documented everything, and the delivery arrived exactly as it left.
Worth every dollar of the difference.
Crate building for loaned instruments is detail work, and it rewards people who have done a lot of it.
We have spent 15 years in this trade, and the habits that matter on a loan job, measuring twice, padding properly, and documenting everything, are the same habits that protect a family’s upright on a short local move.
You get a crew that treats a museum-bound grand and a parlor upright with the same care, because the failure modes are the same.
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CALL (267) 367-6610Most crate builders never touch the instrument again after the lid goes on.
We do both, which means the crate is designed around how the piano will actually be lifted, tilted, and loaded.
That matters in a city of rowhouses, narrow stairwells, and century-old doorways that were never sized for a nine-foot concert grand.
Homeowners often describe the same worry we hear on loan jobs: floors and finishes getting marked during a move.
We pad, brace, and route the crate so the piano and the building both come through untouched.
People also ask how to tell a trustworthy company from a risky one, especially when insurance is thin, and that question is fair, because not every mover carries the coverage a valuable instrument deserves.
If the job involves a protected building or a permit, see how we handle historic building access before you book.
Our work spans uprights, grands, and valuable instruments that need documentation at every handoff.
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