Piano Moving in Oakdale, California

A lot of Oakdale calls are about a piano that has lived in one house for a very long time. The family is selling the place, or someone is moving into town, and the old upright has to come out of a front room it was carried into before anyone now living can remember.

Those moves are rarely about distance. They are about a gravel drive, porch steps, a narrow old door, and a piano that has not moved in decades. We plan for all four.

In Oakdale proper, the older streets near downtown have single-story homes with front steps, porches and original doorways. Those are careful jobs at the threshold rather than staircase jobs. The newer neighborhoods on the edges of town are wider at the curb but may put a piano upstairs.

East and north of town, toward the foothills, it is ranch property. That can mean a long gravel or dirt approach, a gate, a turnaround that may or may not fit a truck, and steps up to a raised farmhouse porch. We would much rather hear about those on the phone than discover them on the day.

An upright that has stood in one place for decades can have loose casters, a stuck or fragile lid, or a cabinet that has dried out. We check it before it moves so nothing gives way in transit.

Some of these pianos are worth moving and keeping. Some are worth keeping for the family more than the music. We will tell you what we see, and if the cabinet needs work, refinishing happens at our own shop.

Oakdale is a regular run east of the shop. The drive is not what decides an Oakdale job. The approach is. Once we know it, we load for it and it is one trip.

If the piano needs a place to wait while a property is sold or cleared, we can wrap it and store it on raised supports at our Modesto shop.

We price an Oakdale move from the piano, both addresses and the access, including the drive in and the steps at the house. No flat rate, because a farmhouse up a gravel lane and a newer house in town are different jobs.

A piano does not come to the shop for a look, so for a move we price from the details: the piano type, both addresses, the stairs and the access. A photo of the piano and one of the path out of the house usually covers it, and the price is firm before anything is scheduled.

If the property is unusual enough that Bob needs to see it first, there is a charge for the visit, quoted when you call.

Everything for a Oakdale piano is done by the same family shop: piano moving and piano storage and refinishing. Every photo on the Before & Afters page is our own work.

Can you move a piano from a ranch property with a long dirt drive?

Usually, yes. Tell us about the drive, any gates, where a truck can turn, and the steps at the house, and send photos if you can.

The piano has not moved in decades. Is that a problem?

Not usually, but we check casters, lid and cabinet before it moves so nothing gives way in transit.

How much does it cost to move a piano in Oakdale?

It depends on the piano, both addresses, the stairs and the access. Tell us those or send photos and we will give you a firm price. Call (209) 524-6349.

Can you refinish the piano cabinet too?

Yes. Stripping, repair and hand refinishing happen at our own shop in Modesto.

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