Piano Moving in Patterson, California

Patterson has grown a lot, and many of the piano calls we get from there are families moving into newer homes. The piano is going into a two-story house, and the place everyone wants it is not always the easiest place to get it.

The other kind of call comes from the older part of town, where a piano has lived in the same house for years and is finally moving. Both are very doable. They just ask different questions.

Much of Patterson is newer tract housing: good driveways and easy approaches, but often two stories, with lofts and bonus rooms and staircases that turn at a landing or at the top. The turn is what decides how an upright travels and whether a grand can go up at all.

The older streets around the town circle at the center of Patterson are a different job: single-story homes, porch steps, short drives and narrower doorways. Less climbing, more careful work at the threshold.

Patterson is west of us, across the valley floor toward I-5. It is a longer haul than in-town work, which is why we settle the instrument, the access at both ends and the arrival window on the phone, so the move is one trip. Newman usually goes on the same route.

A grand is moved on its side on a padded skid board, with the legs, lyre and pedals removed and then reassembled in place. An upright stays whole but needs a proper piano dolly, straps and padding, and a crew that knows where the pivots go on a stair.

If the dates do not line up, we can wrap the piano and store it on raised supports at our Modesto shop until the new house is ready.

Let the piano sit in its new room for a few weeks before tuning, and keep it out of direct sun and away from heating vents. Newer homes often have big windows, so placement is worth a moment's thought.

We price a Patterson move as a whole job: the piano, the drive across the valley, and the stairs and access at each end. No flat rate, because a loft in a new build and a porch on an old street 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 Bob needs to drive out and see the access in person first, there is a charge for the visit, quoted when you call.

Everything for a Patterson 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 up to a loft in a newer Patterson home?

Yes. Tell us the width at the narrowest point and how the stair turns, or send a photo.

Do you move pianos in Newman too?

Yes. Newman is usually on the same west-side route as Patterson.

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

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 store the piano until our house is ready?

Yes. We wrap it and store it on raised supports at our Modesto shop.

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