Piano, grand, and organ moving
Round up a few friends to wrestle a grand piano up to a condo with a rented dolly and the usual result is a cracked soundboard, a snapped leg, and somebody’s wrenched back. This is the work Dominic Russo built the company on in 2011, and these jobs run under Victor Pratt, our senior piano and organ specialist with thirteen years under heavy instruments.
I will take a full grand up to a 20th-floor Intracoastal condo or down a Victoria Park staircase with the case unmarked and the corridor walls untouched. From the first lift to the moment it is leveled in place, only our own crew’s hands touch the straps and the board. — Victor Pratt, Senior Piano & Organ Specialist
Instruments we take on
If it has keys and it genuinely matters, it lands on Victor’s schedule: spinets and consoles, full uprights, baby grands, full concert grands, the old player pianos, and church and home organs, eased up a high-rise elevator or down a tight staircase through a narrow Fort Lauderdale doorway. Gun safes ride the same rated rigging, quoted on weight.
How we move the piano
- Assess the route Victor walks the doorways, the staircase or the freight elevator, and the destination at both ends before a hand goes on the instrument.
- Board it A grand comes off its legs and onto a padded skid or four-wheel piano board; an upright is strapped upright to the board.
- Wrap and shrink The case, lid, lyre, and pedals are blanketed and shrink-wrapped, with humidity in mind for the South Florida air.
- Ramp or elevator Up the reserved freight elevator with the COI on file, or down the staircase one tread at a time on the board, never muscled by hand.
- Level and place Once inside the new home, Victor reassembles the legs, trues it up, and walks it to the exact corner you have in mind.
What it runs
| Instrument | Typical flat rate |
|---|---|
| Upright / console / spinet | $250 to $450 |
| Baby grand | $450 to $750 |
| Full concert grand | $650 to $1,200 |
| Church / home organ | $300 to $600 |
| High-rise or staircase add | +$150 to $400 |
The high-rise is the real test
Honestly, it is the high-rises and the staircases that prompt most of these calls. An Intracoastal tower means a reserved freight elevator and a building COI, and a Victoria Park bungalow means a narrow staircase that bends hard at the landing. Getting a baby grand through either is work for a specialist with hundreds of such carries behind him, and that specialist is Victor.
One flat written price
You decide whether the piano carries its own quote or gets absorbed into the figure for your entire move. You see the written figure well ahead of move day, and the specialist handling your grand is the same Piano Movers Fort Lauderdale employee, never day-labor and never a third party.


