- (267) 367-6610
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- 916 Clinton St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
Floating stages and temporary platforms change how a piano has to be handled, because the load path, the deck height and the anchoring all shift with the build. We have spent 15 years moving uprights, grands and organs onto and off stages around the region, including short-notice jobs where the show date will not move. If you need a mover who understands a stage deck rather than just a front porch, this is the work we do.
Every stage build is different, so the process starts with questions rather than a price.
Homeowners and venue managers often describe the same pattern in public discussions: the quote changes completely once stairs or a platform edge enters the picture.
We would rather find that out on the phone than on the day.
Uprights, grands and organs moved onto risers, floating platforms and temporary stages.
We plan the route and the equipment around the deck, not around a generic truck-to-door move.
Last-minute requests for an upright and long hauls for a grand are both routine for us, including instruments coming into the area from out of state.
Tell us the date and the access and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
When a venue is not ready or a building has no straight path, we can hold the piano in storage or arrange crane and roof access.
Upper floors and narrow spaces are a planning problem, not a dead end.
We went with a lighter pad and skid setup instead of a full crate because the piano was only crossing a temporary deck, and that saved us real money without risking the finish.
The crew explained why the heavier option was overkill for our situation, which I appreciated more than a sales pitch.
Another company quoted lower but wanted to skip the ramp and just muscle it up the step, which I could tell would end badly.
The team here took the extra twenty minutes to set up properly and the piano and the stage both came through fine.
Our venue needed the load-in logged and the deck protected before anyone touched the piano, and the crew already knew that and had the paperwork ready.
Nothing got held up at the door, which almost never happens with outside vendors.
I called on a Saturday evening because our Sunday rehearsal slot had moved up, and someone actually answered and talked me through the options.
They had a crew out the next morning and we made the rehearsal.
We have moved pianos in and out of homes, churches, schools and performance spaces long enough to know that the instrument is rarely the hard part.
The building is.
Deck heights, narrow stairwells, finished floors and venue schedules decide how a move actually goes, so we plan around those first.
What you can expect from us is a clear scope, a crew that protects the piano and the surface, and a straight answer about insurance and liability before the work starts.
Skip the form. Call now for a free on-site quote from a real estimator. We answer the phone.
CALL (267) 367-6610A floating stage is not a floor.
It flexes, it sits at a height, and it usually has an edge you cannot simply roll a piano over.
We have handled 1280 client projects over 15 years, and a good share of them involved a temporary platform, a riser or a load-in that had to be timed around a rehearsal.
Homeowners often describe the same worry we hear from venue staff: a piano that is fine on solid ground becomes a different problem the moment it has to cross a deck joint.
That is why we measure the approach, the ramp angle and the deck surface before anything is lifted, not after.
We move uprights, grands and organs, and we also handle storage between dates when a venue or a home is not ready yet.
If your situation involves a delicate interior, see our page on marble floors and liability waivers before you book.
Long distance work is part of the job too, including instruments coming in from out of state. The page that covers this work in detail is find out more.
Our crews work across these 43 ZIP codes.
