I was looking for piano movers. We went with Bay Area Piano Movers since Michael responded quickly to my inquiry and the quote is extremely reasonable! Our move is a short distance drive (only 10 minutes drive between two homes) with a few stairs in both places. They finished the whole job in less than an hour. But that already included them pivoting the piano several times as an attempt to go through a very narrow patio with two doors, the team finally decided to take one of the door down, and lift the piano up straight so that the piano could go through. It took them about 15 minutes to move my piano from the truck to our new home - and that included the team cleaning/wiping off the dusts off from the back of the piano. My piano isn't a high-end model. Rather it's an old piano (30~ years) that my mom bought for me when I was a child and now my kid uses it to practice. I still play on that piano too. The team wrapped it well and took care of the move perfectly! I don't move my piano often - like once every 10-12 years. But if you are looking for piano movers at this time, I highly recommend them!!!!! read more

I highly recommend Bay Area Plano Moving Company for your piano needs. Mike and his crew were excellent in carefully handling my two pianos. They made sure my pianos were safely wrapped and moved unto truck. Every detail with the move went so smoothly and I felt confident with their skills and integrity. I will use them again for the next move. read more

Mike was great with a piano I was moving 50 miles away. He was flexible with the times I needed and the move was in and out very fast. I would recommend to anyone needing help and get great service as well. read more

Bay Area Piano Movers helped us move an upright piano today. They were professional, knowledgeable, and honest. Originally, the quote included moving the piano over our dirt path, and they were able to find an easier way into the house and adjusted the final amount accordingly. We are going to tune our piano in two weeks using Bay Area Piano Movers as well. They were very nice despite the fact that I'm a Seahawks fan. :) read more

These guys are amazing. Had they been moving helium balloons it would have looked the same. They wrapped up our piano so carefully i am pretty sure it would have survived being tossed from the 2nd story without a dents. They as much about our house as they cared about the piano. They love their job. They clearly loves pianos and Michael and his team were a delight to do business with. read more

Mike and his team were an absolute delight to work with! I needed to move my grandmother's old piano from San Jose to Novato and they were all professional, friendly, efficient and very careful with the very fragile piano. I couldn't have asked for a better experience! read more

I bought a Steinway Model B from Mike. He had so many great pianos to choose from in wonderful condition and helped me choose the piano that was perfect for what I wanted. He was also kind enough to move the piano for me TWICE. The first time was to a temporary home and the second time to its final home. He also helped me move an upright complimentary and he and his team cleaned the back of it for me in the process. He wiped off twenty years of dust for me and helped me find a missing sock. And of course, he took great care in helping me move the precious Steinway. I recommend Mike whether you need to purchase your next piano or need your piano moved with the best available care and reliability. read more

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I was referred to Mike by my piano tuner and assessment guy. Mike was very friendly and gave me a good price and quick turnaround time for my piano move. In the end we went with our piano teacher's piano mover because he had another piano to move as well so we got a bulk discount. However Mike was very professional and it sounds like he carries insurance and has a lot of experience doing this. read more

Omg, these guys are amazing. Very highly skilled piano movers. They were able to get my upright console kawaii through a very tight squeeze in our small stairway/hallway in Ingleside San Francisco that also had a 90 degree turn, by literally less than an inch. They were fast, they knew exactly they were doing, and they clearly had worked all together a lot and were a great team. We purchased the piano from someone in Santa Cruz, and that company attempted delivery and weren't able to get it up the stairs and caused damage to the wall. But with Bay Area Piano Movers, there was no damage at all.So so so grateful to Bay Area Piano Movers. Thank you guys so much!!! Absolutely worth the price. read more

Mike and his team arrived on time and did a professional job to move the upright piano. Their price was reasonable. His team was also friendly . read more

PICK THIS TEAM NO MATTER WHAT! An unlikely set of circumstances led to us acquiring a piano and needing to move it in ridiculously short amount of time. Adjust restrictions and personal complications (ours) Mike and his brother and their colleague Chris were outstanding. Kind, compassionate, friendly, and laser sharp on their mastery of piano moving. As other reviewers have mentioned, their are beyond reasonable (even gracious) in their estimations/price, right on time, and really professional. Among other things, Mike has restored faith in my hope that there are still really amazing people in this world. I'll never know how to say thank you properly, but my family and I intend to try. Hire this team, you will not be disappointed. Thank you, Mike!! read more

Mike and his brother are a great team! They know what to do, how to wrap/pack the piano and moved it from the old house to the new house directly. Their experience shows. Appreciate their professionalism and personable attitude. Thanks for their service. read more

We had two deaths very close together, and one of the houses was sold almost immediately. As a result, I needed a baby-grand piano moved right away. Between all my resulting responsibilities, and my concern for the instrument i reached out to 'Bay Area Piano Movers.' Michael McGee was able to schedule me almost right away, and I cannot express how grateful i am for their highly profe@ional, masterful service! Steps -- no problem, Timing -- no problem. Mike and his team, were fast, efficient, and their service was the highest quality! You may not need to move your piano under such demanding circumstances, but if you appreciate the quality of your piano there's no better company to call (650-921-6645,)!! read more

Mike and crew were friendly and professional. Knowledgeable about pianos and tuners. Reasonable price.

I am so happy I found them . Mike has so much knowledge about pianos and I appreciate the time he took to educate me. And it helped me to decide what piano to purchase. Mike has great quality pianos at a reasonable price. He will not disappoint you. Talk about EXPRESS DELIVERY !!! I Made the purchase with him in morning and he was able to deliver it the SAME DAY being that he was about 100 miles away. Every piano mover needs a CHRISTIAN ... let me tell you Mike and Chris worked fast in moving the piano into my house and installing it with care . You can tell they have been doing this for years . Thank you again Mike and Christian . I highly recommend them . read more

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My friend found this company when we were moving a piano from my house to hers. They offered an appointment for the next day when she called, and with a 2-hour time window, which helped both she and I work around appointments. Michael and his brother were very prompt, knowledgeable, helpful, and personable, taking special care of everything. She was very pleased with the delivery at her end, too. They reminisced a little about going along as kids with their dad, who had a piano-moving business in the city. You can't go wrong working with them, and their prices were within the affordable range of the three quotes she received - well worth it based on their solid experience and excellent service. read more

Family owned business. Michael and his brother did an awesome job moving my piano. They are reliable, reasonable with pricing and a pleasure to work with. They take every precaution to make sure your piano is safe and secure. read more

We highly recommend them, professional, courteous and extremely knowledgeable. They moved our piano and set it up with great care. Will definitely use again read more

Mike was very helpful and friendly with his service. Moreover, he showed me piano care techniques to help it last longer. Responsive to me via text and call, showed up on time and most importantly careful with my piano. Definitely would recommend! read more

I had such a pleasant experience with Michael and his brother Patrick! They are professional, courteous, and very hard working! They delivered a piano to our house-on a hill no less-and were truly a joy to work with. You can't just hire anyone to move a piano. You need someone with experience and knowledge who won't damage the instrument or your floors/stairs. It's clear that Michael knows what he's doing and you can have full faith that he'll take great care your piano. This was the only piano moving company I called who picked up the phone, was able to schedule me for a two hour window and was reasonably priced. Michael even gave me some advice on tuning and maintenance for the piano-he knows his stuff! Wholeheartedly recommend this company if you're moving a piano! read more

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Very professional. Extremely careful with the piano and knowledgeable. Could not recommend it more!!! read more

Bay Area Piano Movers - Piano Services Near Me - San Jose, California

I needed a baby grand piano moved. It was local, between to next door houses, but with stairs and hillside - these details matter. I sent pictures to Mike so he could prepare and quote me correctly. He did, the job was done professionally. Mike and his team are excellent, I highly recommend them. read more

I was apprehensive about moving my childhood piano to my daughter's home in Moss Beach, but after talking to Mike I was assured he was the right person for the job. Mike and his crew carefully wrapped, moved and delivered my piano in a professional and careful manner that showed me they were experts in their field. Mike also provided my daughter advice on how to care for her new acquisition which will also be scheduled for tuning by Mike. I couldn't have asked for a better outcome and will highly recommend this company for piano related services. read more

There are not too many piano movers left these days, so I was happy find these guys. I called and spoke to Mike who was very friendly and accommodating. Mike and his crew showed up on time and ready to do the heavy lifting. They were very professional and had all the specialty equipment needed. Granted we only needed to move our organ three miles, these guys were so professional I would have trusted them to move it across the country. I WILL be calling them when we need to move it the next time. read more

this is my second time we used Bay Area Piano Movers (Mike), to move our Yamaha Baby Grand Piano..1st was 2012 and again today 7/17/24. 12 years ago and the Team still young in looks and young at heart. Still their services are excellent. They don't used any measuring tools for manueverity with tight space..I did not do any price comparable because i known their Services and Expertise.."Excellent" Quick and time they promised always Prompt and on the Dot..Thank you again Mike and the Team..100% to consider its a Family Business.. Very Highly Recommended the Team.. Bay Area Piano Movers...I can even give them 10 stars.. My 1st to put a review on Yelp..Oswaldo C... read more

I was pretty nervous in searching for a piano mover to help me move my upright. From our initial phonecall, I was put at ease by Mike's personableness and was impressed by his expertise. I'm very grateful for Mike and Patrick and their patience with my family during the move. Mike was incredibly responsive and available throughout the process. I highly recommend Bay Area Piano Movers to anyone seeking piano moving services. The service was exemplary, and I'm confident that anyone seeking piano movers would be in very good hands with Mike. Thank you so much, Mike and Patrick! :) read more

Mike and his team were both efficient and careful in moving a family piano from Auburn to El Sobrante. Highly recommend.

Mike very responsive, easy to work with, picked up the piano in a warehouse in Plesanton and delivered to my house in San Jose. One of the piano legs was loose, they even fixed it to make it more stable. They have all the right tools to get piano into the house, even the fancy ramp that goes over the front steps. if you need to move a piano, call Mike you wont be dissapointed. read more

Mike and his team are all very nice people, professional. Mike is very good at feedback. He's wiling to use txt msgs, emails, phone calls. This was a special / delicate ultra rare Steinway grand. They were so gentle with the instrument that it didn't even need tuning after delivery. Honest too. I was about to overpay around $2,000.00 and Mike personally called out the correction. read more

I was so incredibly impressed and stunned by how professional, thoughtful, and fun of a service that Mike and his crew provided today as they moved a baby grand piano that I bought from Burlingame to Oakland. I thought that my home, with all the steps down, would be particularly challenging for them, but they handled every twist and turn with grace. They've moved thousands of pianos over decades and these are the people you want to work with to move something that you cherish. I was so thrilled with my Bay Area Piano Movers experience that I was eager to leave them with a tip. read more

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Top notch service. I called a few piano moving companies prior to Bay Area Piano Movers. Spoke to Mike, got a quote, and scheduled the pickup/delivery in no time. Mike and his team (Pat and Mike) were professional, knowledgeable, worked quickly and efficiently. They brought down a baby grand piano, down 2 flights of stairs, and did it so effortlessly. They set up the piano at its new home with ease. Chatted w Mike and found it so cool that he too also grew up in Daly City. Extremely nice and accommodating. This is probably one of best customer services experiences that I have had! Highly recommend Mike and his team! read more

Ace service from Mike and team. Got my piano moved within the week. Moved up the front steps into my house with ease. Communication, coordination, professionalism were all great. Even got a great tuner recommendation from him. read more

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Mike and crew were great! Super easy to coordinate, we just texted each other. On the da you move, he called 30 minutes before arriving, as he said he would. They came in, took 5 minutes to move the piano out! Arrive at new place and it was smooth moving the piano into new place too! Would def recommend them and use them in the future. read more

Mike is a dream to work with, it started on day one with an immediate answer to my call, a few questions about the piano move regarding stairs and the type of piano it was. Mike is very flexible with his schedule and even worked around my mess up with dates. Their rates are extremely competitive too. On the move day Mike and the time showed up perfectly on time regardless of the rain we had, they were able to deliver my piano to my place while I wasn't able to be there, my place was left in perfect condition and he even fixed the pedals that were a little loose before leaving. I would highly recommend Mike and his team! read more

Michael is a very good guy. Their team works so fast and very professionally. Michael is very friendly. At first, I called him to ask the information about moving a piano, He asked me a few questions and went online to check our move in situation right away, then gave me a good quote. When I was ready to move the piano, I called him again, he scheduled me on the next day schedule which is based on my timeslot. I always thinking it is so hard to move the piano to my new house since the stairs turn, but they did it without any difficulty. They are very smart to use that way to move in the piano. I highly recommend using his services if you need to move the piano. I am very satisfied his services. read more

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Michael's team is a professional piano moving team, protected the piano very well and gave some useful suggestions for piano maintenance read more

Bay Area Piano Movers - The piano is sitting in my home perfectly - Piano Services Near Me - San Jose, California

My friend recommended Mike to me to move our grand piano. I first send him a message, no reply for days; then called him, no answer and the mailbox was full; then called him next day and left a voicemail, no answer; then I called another day, still no answer, so I sent him another message .... He NEVER responded to my messages nor phone call nor voice mail. We had to move the piano within 2 weeks and could not wasting time waiting for just a response. So I contacted another piano moving company after waited for a week and half for Mike, that company responded right away and moved my piano the next day. If you need to move your piano in a timely manner, I would just recommend you to find another company that actually respond you in a timely manner. read more

I completed the piano purchase today eventually and Mike helped me to move that lovely heavy thing in just one and half hours! I must give Mike a 5 star because of his high quality and high efficiency work. They packed the piano in just less than 20 min with gentle care of the piano. And they set it up in my house in similar time. As a bonus service, he told me couple of things to tune and maintain the piano and recommended a tuner which is exactly what I need at this moment. I highly appreciate Mike's great job on my piano and wish him a happy Christmas! read more

Bay Area Piano Movers - Piano Services Near Me - San Jose, California

I'm a professional composer, and although I'm not a good pianist, I depend on my instrument to do my work. We recently moved to SF from Boston, and the biggest selling point with the house we bought was when I saw the room where I could do my work. So when United arrived on move-in day and said I needed a dedicated piano moving team - their crew of 6 couldn't possibly do it - my heart sank. So United assembled my piano in my garage so I could make sure it had survived the move. (United's Boston-based crew had dropped the piano about 6". Thank God it was in a heavy crate at the time...) United reached out to one of their third party movers, another company that is known and respected here in the Bay Area. The owner of that company was super helpful, having me text him photos and measurements. After much back-and-forth, he said I needed a crane. So he sent a crane company, and that guy saw the house, and the power lines, and said he couldn't possibly do it. The house is built into a steep hill, and the studio where I wanted the piano is in the very back, at the bottom of the house. So craning the piano over the top of the entire house reaching all the way to the back, then lowering it - he said he didn't have a big enough crane, and even if somebody did, the power lines here made it impossible. Ugh. Was my piano ever going to make it inside? I called the original unnamed piano mover back, and he came to the house to see it in person, in case my measurements that I sent had missed something. He said "I just can't risk this. There's only one good way in, and it's extremely challenging, and my guys are going to be exhausted by the time they get to this 90 degree turn, if they can even get through here, and there's nowhere to put down the piano, and then they're stuck. I don't feel safe doing it. You should call Mike at Bay Area Piano Movers. That guy will try anything." So I called Mike. Mike was super nice on the phone and offered to come out to the house free of charge that same evening (a Friday!) to assess. He and his massive forearms arrived and he said it was a hard job, but he could do it if I had a contractor remove part of a stair bannister, and put down really good non-slip floor protection on the stairs in advance of his arrival. So that's what we did. Mike quoted a fee that seemed high, even in San Francisco. I thought maybe it was because he knew I was desperate, and that he was literally the only person in the area who would attempt this. Or maybe that's just what it costs to do something like this and do it right. But did they do it right? I'll tell you... I texted Mike the following Friday and told him that the contractor was going to do his part the next morning - Saturday. "Great. I'll be there in the afternoon, or Sunday morning at the latest. I know you're a composer, and this is important to you, so I want to get this done ASAP. But I need to have my best crew, so I have to check their availability. This job requires people who know what's about to happen before it happens." That, to me, is the definition of a good team. Mike and his crew of 4 other guys arrived exactly on time on Saturday afternoon - after several texts back and forth in advance to make sure things would be ready for him. (I know this is a small point, but how great is it that he texts?! And he's so quick to respond, if he's not literally holding somebody else's piano at the time you message him.) My piano is a Yamaha C3 Disklavier - 6'1", but heavier and more complicated than your standard 6' because of the electronics inside. Lots of tucked away wires, two computers, plus I have climate control in there. (Mike was like "nobody in San Francisco has a humidity system, you know...") The crew removed the keyboard, disconnected the Disklavier computer, the humidity system, and showed me how United had assembled the piano incorrectly. ("These rods are backwards." "Your pedals are crooked because they did this wrong, too.") Watching the team of 5 work was awe-inspiring. I mentioned a "good team" before, and this crew - this team's - communication was astonishing. Constant verbal cues - "one more inch" "down two inches" "I'm clear here" "a little more support on your end" "you're doing great" "I got it, you're clear" - were not something I anticipated somehow. They navigated the three extremely tight turns so efficiently without any hint of risk to my instrument or our new home. This thing weighs 750 pounds! They got it into place, re-assembled it (correctly this time), and even recommended a piano tech that they trust to come out and tune it. They were all so damn nice, and funny, and professional. When Mike was leaving, I teared up a little. Two other moving crews and a crane operator all told me this wasn't possible. Bay Area Piano Movers found a way to do it, and do it safely. (As one of my friends said, "Mike is the Evel Knievel of piano movers!") read more

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Five stars for Mike and his team. Mike is responsive and easy to work with, and his guys moved quickly and carefully. He also provided some free felt coasters to protect our floor. Would hire them again and recommend them to anybody! read more