Upright piano down two flights of stairs
An upright piano brought down two flights in Federal Hill on a board, for a flat $390.
BEFORE
AFTER
THE JOB
A 1938 upright on the second floor of a three-decker, above a staircase with two half-landings and a banister the owner had just refinished.
WHAT WE DID
Four movers, a piano board and straps. Pedals and the lower panel came off first, the banister was boxed in cardboard and the piano went down on its back.
RESULT
Twenty minutes on the stairs, no mark on the banister, and the piano was standing in the new front room before noon.
WHAT WE DID, LINE BY LINE
Photo of the stairs quoted before the visit, price fixed at $390
Pedals and lower panel removed and bagged
Banister boxed in cardboard the full length of both flights
Four movers, one piano board, straps at three points
Piano set on its own dolly in the new room and levelled
WHAT THE OWNER SAID
“Four of them, a board and twenty minutes. The banister does not have a mark on it.”
Piano move, College Hill, May 2026
DISTRICT
Federal Hill
DURATION
Half a day
FLAT PRICE
$390
CREWS
Storage & pianos
DAMAGE COVER
Claims settled in 14 days