Piano Movers in Kingston
Planning a move? Get a clear, no-surprises quote from a licensed & insured Ottawa crew.
Men In Trucks Moving Inc. moves pianos in Kingston — the upright in a limestone-home parlour, the baby grand in a downtown condo, the practice-room piano near the university. We’re an Ottawa-based, owner-operated company (since 2010) and a piano is not “just another heavy item”: it’s weight in the wrong places, a finish that scratches, and stairs that don’t forgive. Our crews move them with the right equipment and technique. Get a piano quote at 613-800-0917 or [email protected].
Pianos we move
- Upright and console pianos — the most common, and still 200–400 kg of awkward through a doorway.
- Baby grands and grands — legs and lyre removed, body on a padded skid, wrapped and strapped.
- Digital and stage pianos — lighter, but still worth protecting properly.
Limestone homes, tight stairs and campus rooms
Kingston’s older limestone homes are beautiful and unforgiving — narrow front halls, tight turns, stone steps out front. That’s exactly where piano-moving technique earns its keep: skids, ramps, stair-climbing straps and enough hands to control the weight rather than muscle it. We also move pianos to and from Kingston’s music spaces and practice rooms around the university and the waterfront arts venues, where access and timing have to be arranged in advance.
How we protect the piano and your home
- Padded and wrapped — the finish blanketed, corners and legs protected.
- Proper equipment — a piano skid or board, straps and dollies rated for the weight, not a bare hand-truck.
- Doorways and floors protected — we shield the frames and floors on both ends.
- The right crew size — pianos are a hands problem; we bring enough people to keep it controlled on stairs.
How piano moves are priced
Pianos are usually quoted as a flat rate rather than by the hour, because the price is about the instrument and the access — stairs, turns, a grand versus an upright — not the clock. Tell us the type of piano and the stairs at both ends and we’ll give you a firm number. See our Ottawa piano movers and heavy-item movers services, or start at our main Kingston movers page.
Frequently asked questions — piano moving in Kingston
Can you move a piano through a narrow limestone-home doorway?
Usually yes. Tight halls and stone front steps are common in Kingston; we plan the route and bring skids, straps and enough crew to control the weight.
Do you move grand pianos?
Yes. We remove the legs and lyre, pad and wrap the body, and move it on a padded skid, then reassemble at the destination.
Can you take a piano up or down stairs?
Yes, with stair-climbing straps and the right number of movers. We’ll assess the stairs when we quote so there are no surprises.
Do you tune the piano afterward?
No — a piano should settle for a couple of weeks after a move before tuning, and tuning is a separate specialist’s job. We move it safely; your tuner does the rest.
How do you price a piano move?
A flat rate based on the piano type and the access at both ends, not an hourly rate. Tell us the details and we’ll give a firm number.
Ready when you are. Tell us the details and we’ll give you an honest, written quote before move day.
