United Piano Movers San Diego

We used United to move a 6 foot parlor grand on the hottest day of the year over some challenging terrain (up stairs, through a backyard, etc). Terry and his crew were as professional as can be at every stage of the process, and it’s clear that they are experts at what they do. They were also very friendly and polite, and that the piano was still in tune when they set it up in the new house shows how careful they were. A top-​notch group who I will definitely use again for the next move.

On time, efficient, very professional, and polite. Because it was raining they took extra care with protecting the piano during the move. Great price too.

Terry and crew were fantastic! I have a very heavy, old, upright player piano. Finding a place to live where it can actually be moved in was a challenge. Terry helped consult with me on that at no charge!
Once it came to time to move my piano from storage, Terry came with a crew of 5 guys. Not only did he guide them and direct them, but he ensured that as much of the surfaces were undamaged as possible. He prepped the piano on a sled, tied it down, blanketed it, etc. I watched as they lifted this up one flight of stairs. This guy knows what he is doing! He even gave me the name of a piano tuner.

We used these guys to move our 7 footer 5 miles and it was probably the most scary experience in moving the piano in the last 15 years and 5 moves we had. The gentleman on the phone sounded very confident that they do this all the time, despite me telling him the piano is over 7 feet and probably weighs over 1000 lbs. I did ask about having extra guys due to the weight and size of our piano. He sounded very confident that their 3 man crew will have no problems.
On the day of the move, 3 guys showed up in an open compact pickup truck. The older gentleman walked with a limp. The 3 man crew was not up to the job. The first sign things was not going to go well was when they pushed the piano off the coaster onto hardwood floor without lifting ends to ease the weight.
In case people don’t realize, piano is not meant to be pushed. It’s a combination of lifting and push/​pull to avoid breaking the legs. And yes, the hardwood floor scratched.
Luckily our other movers were there for our house move and helped these guys out. The 3 man crew was unable to get the piano onto their cart. Our other movers (Workhorse Movers) luckily were there to help. Seeing our piano being loaded onto a dirty open truck bed was also weird.
It took total of 6 guys to right the piano and get the legs installed. Again, had we not have the other people working in the house, there is no way the 3 man crew will be able to do this on their own. At one point, one of the piano mover looked like he was going to drop his end. We have had the piano moved 5 times in the last 15 years and it was never this bad. The last 3 movers we used lifted the piano completely off ground using 5 men and that was what we expected. You can’t just push a grand piano. United Piano Movers underestimated the man power needed. They were not prepared. The equipment used was inadequate and if you do use these guys, please ask for extra man power and don’t let the cheap price fool you.

Major props to these guys! When we moved from San Diego recently I begged my wife just to leave the damn piano with the house! She went on and on about lessons for the kids, family heirloom, and this that and the other. Great. So we’re moving a piano 400 miles… What do I know about moving a piano? Nothing! Awesome. So I grab the Google machine and find United Piano Movers. These guys pull up and I was expecting a couple meatheads to grab this thing… Nope… Up walked two of the scrawniest guys I’ve ever seen. Now I’m thinking disaster. like Ohio St embarassing the Oregon Ducks disaster. Boy was I wrong. These guys had this 1000 pound chunk of wood, iron, and ebony out of my house and into a truck before I could finish writing the check. Incredible! I tried getting them to pack the moving truck… didn’t work. But I highly recommend this company for any piano moving you have in mind, they will not disappoint!

I love these guys! I had a major piano moving situation last year when my fathers piano has to be moved to his girlfriends house — and I just didn’t know where to start. I asked a friend that works at a live music venue in the Gas Lamp area and he told me to call United Piano Movers San Diego right away — and I am glad that I did! They were very professional and efficient, and took great care of it! I am amazed at how simple they made the process for me!