Second time using Howard's and Rick (owner) and his assistant Jeremy were AMAZING. Moving an upright up a steep staircase to the upstairs is no easy feat. Can't recommend this business highly enough! read more

Howard's Piano Moving - Piano - Movers Near Me - Brookdale, California

I cannot recommend this company enough!!!!! Not only do they have decades of experience, but they truly performed above and beyond my expectations!!! Rick came by himself to move my baby grand (although there are often two). You might wonder about that - but have no worries!!!! He is incredible!!! He gave me an exceptional price to move my baby grand from Newport Beach all the way up to Hanford!!!! The piano left my house late morning and was being played in Hanford (close to Stockton) by late afternoon!!!!! And Rick is one of the nicest and most caring people I have ever met. So extremely knowledgeable and polite. I wished he could have stayed for lunch lol! He had moved a baby grand for my family before to rave reviews from them. So honestly - he is the BEST!!!!! read more

Howard's Piano Moving - My piano ready to move!!!!! - Movers Near Me - Brookdale, California

Rick and his team helped move a large, heavy grand piano to our home. They conquered our steep driveway and took great care of the piano. They were very friendly and also provided us with a competitive price. I would definitely use Howard's Piano Moving company again! Thank you, Rick! read more

They did a great job moving my piano. They were very quick, professional, and reasonably priced. I would highly recommend using them, especially if you're in the Santa Cruz area. read more

Rick is amazing. Came 4 days early, which was blessing in itself, and moved baby grand to new pace in under 85 min. It was a Saturday and there was traffic, and the new place was 20 miles away. He did it all, navigated the concrete steps (12 in all) going out of the old place, beat me back to the new place, overall, was speedy and efficient. Reasonable price too. If you need your piano moved in Santa Cruz area, Rick is your man. read more

When Rick showed up just by himself, I was a little skeptical at first. I wanted my precious Steinway upright to be well taken care of moving it from Mountain View to Sunnyvale. His friendliness, skill, and expertise in moving was awesome. When I saw him move with ease, I was amazed. I'm a piano teacher and have dealt with a LOT of movers in the past. Rick's your man! read more

Rick was prompt to respond to messages and made our piano move much easier than anticipated. He was on time, communicative, and friendly. Also very reasonably priced and very sweet with our dogs and kids upon delivery. Highly recommend! read more

Rick Howard was super efficient, affordable and professional. The move felt effortless and was over super quick. We are very grateful for his services. read more

WOW - What an awesome job Rick Maurice Howard and Lonnie did this week, moving my granddaughter's Spinet piano across the bay to her home! Timely, friendly, competent.. Rick had several dollies, blankets, straps.. clearly experienced in moving pianos!! And very communicative.. he called back within 2-days to schedule the job, called when he was 15-min out from arriving to load it and then called again on his way to deliver. And very fairly priced.. $350! I can't thank you enough, Rick.. We are so appreciative of you and your outstanding piano moving service! And thank you to the other reviewers, I hired Rick based on all his awesome review!!! read more

Howard's Piano Moving - Mia playing for Luna. - Movers Near Me - Brookdale, California

I was desperate to move my upright piano and called Rick on short notice, and he was able to move it in the same day! He was efficient and courteous, with incredible attention to detail. The move also involved a brick staircase with a couple tight turns, and nice hardwood floors on the other end, and he navigated the challenge with ease and care. He was careful about every detail, the piano, the staircase, and the flooring. Very impressed and will certainly hire him again in the future! read more

I called Haward very short notice and later afternoon time slot I had. He showed up 15 mins early and reassemble Kimble baby grand piano very careful yet fast. It took about 15mins. On top of that only two people, wow Move to new location and put it together. Again, he was very careful and fast. (15 mins). I strongly recommend him. Great service. Thank you Haward. read more

Rick Howard and his helper Jeremy were on the ball! They moved 2 pianos to 2 locations in the Bay Area in less than a couple of hours. I found that it's best to reach out to Mr. Howard by phone, rather than email. I talked to him about the move and the very next day he was able to do the work for us. I'm very pleased with their prompt work and friendly interactions. Thank you!! My son has been playing the piano on and off all day long - he's very happy and so am I! read more

Professional, punctual, polite! This one man moved a mountain! Navigated our awkward stairs with ease. For that, he is my hero. He was careful and methodical and kept the stress level down. I highly recommend Rick Howard of Howard's Piano Moving. read more

Howard's Piano Moving - Rick with our upright grand - Movers Near Me - Brookdale, California

Reached out to Rick Howard last week, we kept missing each other's phone calls. No big deal, called him Saturday (yesterday) afternoon, he was in Petaluma finishing up a job. I told him I needed someone to move my baby baby grand from one room to another due to upcoming renovation. He asked if today (Saturday afternoon) was convenient - I said YES! He said, he'll be there in 1.5hrs. He rocked up by himself, huge truck, tools, was masked and got straight to work. Less than 30min later he was done. Piano was pulled apart, moved and restored in another room. It was like magic! Definitely a worthy service to have Rick Howard move your piano - and definitely grateful to the Google search & Yelp community for the 5 star recommendation! read more

Howards piano responded very quickly and got my job done on a Sunday, I was in a pickle! Great job, great value, I recommend them to anybody looking to move a piano. read more

Rick was 100% wonderful, moved a piano from my friend's house in Happy Valley near Santa Cruz to my place in San Jose. He was prompt, excellent communication, and phenomenal attention to detail on both ends. He noticed that the music stand had been previously attached backwards and took it apart and reattached it to the piano facing the right way so I could use it properly. Friendly, kind, and highly skillful, smooth, gentle job. very grateful, and we'll definitely use him again. Thank you! read more

I used Howard's again to move my piano out of my house. It was a beast to get into the house and I was POSITIVE that there'd be no way to get it out. As previously stated, my house has 13 STEEP stairs. They showed up on time. There were only 2 men so I was afraid to watch. But after 20 minutes of staging and placing the piano on crazy piano moving specific tools and dollies, they walked it out my door and created and kind of slow controlled slide down the steps like it was nothing. 20 minute setup, 5 minute extraction. Easy! Pure pros!!! A great resource to the piano laden community. read more

Just hired Rick to move my piano. He was punctual, professional, quick and easy to work with. I caught myself audibly saying "Wow" as he smoothly moved my piano into its new home. Excellent service worth every penny. read more

Five years ago I hired Rick to move my piano into my new house and today I hired him again to move it out. The man is like a combination of a wizard, bodybuilder, and physicist. He singlehandedly moved my upright piano out of a room that required a very tight turn, and he did it without damaging the piano or my walls, and in about 15 minutes. He even took the time to tighten a screw that had previously come lose on the music stand. I will continue to hire him if I move again in the future and highly recommend him. read more

Howard's Piano Moving - Movers Near Me - Brookdale, California

Highly recommended! We had such a positive experience with Rick Howard. He did such a great job moving the piano that I have just purchased at the Salvation Army. He came through on a very last minute request, I called him around 3pm from the store and he was quite willing to move it for us that very evening! He gave me a very reasonable estimate over the phone based on our info which turned out to be completely accurate. He was very reliable, explained his timings, let me know roughly how long his current job would take and called me when he'd loaded our piano and was about to leave for our house in Santa Clara. Rick has a very professional set up, the piano was well strapped down in his truck and protected with blankets and the automated load bay is big enough for a piano with a very smooth action (no jolting), he has a big specialist dolly with large wheels that moves smoothly. He did everything himself and is clearly a very accomplished piano mover. He very carefully eased the piano into exactly the right position for me. It is surprisingly heavy for its size - an old solid oak console piano. Rick was very pleasant and polite, very professional and a pleasure to work with. He even told us a bit about our new piano, could recommend a local piano tuner and offered some advice on sound dampening if we needed it since we have a toddler who was very excitedly banging on the keys ;) In short I would definitely recommend Rick Howard's Piano Moving for great service and very reasonable pricing! read more

Rick arrived and was fully prepared to move our piano, on his own! He knew exactly what to do to navigate our steps and carefully load it. I can't say enough about his professionalism & manner. When he delivered it to our daughters he took the time to completely blow out the dust that had accumulated in it over the years. Highly recommend him!! read more

Rick is so skilled and professional. He has moved my piano several times and is always careful not only with my piano but also with my furniture as he maneuvers it through my house. It always arrives safe at it's new destination. You can't choose a better mover! read more

Mr Howard did a fantastic job moving our new upright piano and also helping us move a large aquarium that we had emptied and prepped for moving, from the bay area to the Sacramento area. He did this for us on short notice, and placed everything perfectly in our new home. We couldn't have been happier. read more

Our experience with Howard's moving was exceptional. This was our second time having Rick move our Piano. I would heartily recommend him for any piano move, big or small. Very gentle, very smooth. This piano is my daughters and she would have been heart broken if anything happened to it. I'm so glad that we trusted it to Howard's. On time and efficient work. read more

Rick and his crew moved our baby grand piano from Watsonville to Scotts Valley seamlessly, carefully without a glitch. I'd recommend them without reservation! read more

Totally Professional Service! Moved my Priceless (and very delicate) 1890's Bosendorfer Large Baby Grand over 150 miles from a City Church to my Home here in Santa Cruz. Everything about the way Rick Howard did the moving was perfect, from the time of arrival to the meticulous wrapping, padding and strapping in the truck, to the delivery and set-up. The Piano was so carefully handled, that it stayed in tune. He has the right equipment and has a flawless procedure. Great Guy, very knowledgeable and stuck to his estimated original price. 100% Awesome!!! read more

I first read reviews about piano moving before I decided on which mover to select. When I read previous comments about the exacting nature of Rick's evaluative process and attention to detail, I felt confident that he was the guy I needed. Upon calling him, he came right away to my home to evaluate my steep set of stairs, carefully considering the entry and steep set of stairs, discussing necessary measures needed to protect them and the approach to ensure the piano could be successfully pushed up to the top. And as others have said, he has a calm manner which instills confidence about what is certainly a nail biter of a move when it's an expensive Steinway baby grand. He and his friend assistant Lonnie came over and methodically wrapped and moved it out of my parents home. He then taped my wood stairs and taped his dolly in case it rubbed against the stairs as they moved it up and into its now resting place. Rick ensured that there was not any damage to my stairs or the piano. I am elated!! He is a good, honest, and gentle yet strong man, perfect for this job!! The piano is now sheltering in perfect condition in place!! I texted him a group of photos I hope he posts on his website! Thank s again for making this a great experience Rick! 4/20/20 Sheila read more

My childhood piano means everything to me. It was manufactured in 1906 and has been in our family since the early 1940s. Moving it out of our home here in the Santa Cruz Mountains required maneuvering tight turns and stairs, a narrow steep driveway with his truck, and then a long journey to our other home in Tucson. Within a week of contact (I was working under a tight time frame), Rick returned my call, gave me a reasonable quote (moving a 52" antique upright), picked up my precious 'baby' and delivered it safe and sound, if you value your piano, I can recommend him hily and without hesitation!! My one caveat? Don't try to contact him via his website/email. Instead call him....you won't ever regret your decision to utilize his services. read more

I needed an upright moved down some stairs. Rick was careful, methodical, and graceful.

Highly recommended. Easy communication ahead of time; clearly stated price, was right on time, and very careful in every way about moving the piano. Rick clearly knows exactly what he's doing. Completely professional and courteous. Went above and beyond. read more

I am debating between 1 -2 stars. The upright Kawai piano was moved from Oakland to Sacramento. $200 flat fee for moving piano, $400 for transportation, and $5/step, with ~30 steps, comes to $150. that's $750 (although he never stated this number, he stated $650 and "a little more for the stairs"... there may have been miscommunication and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, lets call the quote $750...). I called Howard's piano moving because it is a licensed company with insurance, and in the website the mover seemed thoughtful. However, I was quoted ~$650 on a Friday even after giving the estimate of 20-30 stairs because I was promised he would "try to keep the step costs low". the move was to be on Monday. On the day before the move I was asked for cash: that's right, on a Sunday evening I was asked to come up with ~$600 in cash. That's a bit difficult, don't you think, with banks being closed on Sunday...why didn't he ask for cash when we had originally talked on Friday? I was able to get to the bank. The piano was moved, I told them to take their time, and they did. The good: the carpet of the stairs wasn't ruined and the piano, I think, is OK. However, due to the "immense difficulty of the stairs" in my apartment (I guess they are deep, thick carpeted stairs), I was charged $10/step in the apartment. I don't want to even look at the bill currently since it's so depressing ---I was somehow charged $150 extra instead of $50 (10*5). I'll come back and edit the review later when I the mental strength to look at it. It is not my fault he did not prepare, or ask me for pictures beforehand or dimensions (which I offered to do). If i had been told up front it could be as high as $900 and that's what it takes to get the job done right, I have no problem. However, I do have a problem with classic bait and switch. That is, I do not doubt the stairs were hard, however, I was repeatedly told he would try to "reduce the amount" the extra stairs would cost. If he had just upfront told me the maximum, instead of me saying "OK, it's $650 most likely, but might be a little more, right" and him agreeing and then pretending later that a $250-150 increase on a quote is only "a little more" this wouldn't be such a low review. It was heartbreaking to see the bill. I wish the number "$650" hadn't been tossed around so much, it gave me the impression of the move being about $650, regardless of what he might have said about the stair rates, which, again, he promised he would try to keep as low as possible...only later after the move when the stairs were "so hard" I was hit with $10/step, which should have only been a $50 increase, but somehow came to $150 increase. Also upon going to the website and seeing the other reviews: the two people that came to my apartment were certainly not brothers...I don't think the newest owner of Howard's piano moving is the original owner, and that might be why my review is so different from the others. Lastly, I finally had the mental strength to look at the bill: 200+400+280 ($10/step)+160 -140 discount. I have no idea what the 160 is for, when he was explaining the bill, I was so stunned I couldn't even do the math. read more

Rick and his assistant moved our small upright piano to an apartment with 30 stairs and some challenging maneuvers. They were friendly and helpful and skilled, and I felt that they charged us a fair price. They even came back into the apartment 10 minutes later - luckily they were still in their truck in the parking lot - to put coasters under the piano (that we originally didn't think we needed). We would hire them again. Thank you! read more

came few minutes late, but did a good serivce on moving my Piano. Two brother own the company. Overall, i am satisfied. They even blow and clean out the dust behind the piano, which was thoughtful of them! read more

Their website says to email them for a quote. I sent two emails, one over 6 weeks ago, and didn't receive a reply to either one.

Great, great great, guys helped out last minute, moved us 20 miles and had to drive back too. Only 2 guys but had the piano wrapped and tied down like it was a china teapot and same the other end, even gave me some coasters for future positioning. Very skilled and know their stuff. Well worth a good tip as such a hard job but obviously piano jedi's! read more

Rick is amazing!! What strength and gentleness he has. He moved our baby grand perfectly, quickly and in pristine condition. I highly recommend Rick if you need your piano moved. read more

This guy was prompt, professional, nice, honest and very careful with my piano. I will recommend him. Thnkx Rick. Good job