Piano storage
Upright piano storage, collected and kept stable
We collect your upright, hold it in clean, dry, climate-controlled storage, and bring it back the day you are ready for it.
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We collect your upright, hold it in clean, dry, climate-controlled storage, and bring it back the day you are ready for it.
Book storageThe common case
Most uprights come into storage at a turning point. You are moving and the new place is not ready, or the family home is being sold and nobody can take the piano yet. Sometimes a student leaves for university and the room it lived in is being used for something else. Whatever the reason, the instrument still matters and it still needs looking after while life sorts itself out.
An upright is the type we collect most often, and the process is built around exactly that. Specialist piano crews take it from wherever it stands, wrap it properly, and move it into a facility that keeps it in good condition for as long as you need. There is no fixed term, so a piano going in for a few weeks during a move costs you the few weeks, not a year.
Why climate matters
Uprights feel sturdy because the case is tall and the action sits behind a closed front. The instrument inside is not sturdy at all. The soundboard, the tuning pins and the felt all react to the air around them, and a damp garage or a hot loft will do real damage long before you notice it.
Booked online
You do not need a survey or a phone call to get going. Enter your postcode and tell us it is an upright, and you will see your collection fee and weekly rate straight away. Pick the next collection day for your area and we confirm a 3-hour window the day before.
Getting it back
When the new place is finally ready, one message books the return. The same kind of crew brings the upright back, carries it in, and stands it where you want it. Because storage with us is part of the Pianospeed Group, the collection, the storage and the re-delivery are all logged against one booking, so nothing falls through the gaps between separate firms.
Simple, transparent pricing
Prices include collection, climate-controlled storage and full insurance. Stairs without a lift and off-day collections are priced transparently in the booking. Re-delivery is quoted when you are ready for the piano back.
Questions
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people call us. If your new home is not ready, leaving the upright with a removal firm or in a general unit risks damage. With no fixed term you pay only for the weeks between moving out and being ready to receive it back.
It can. Storage runs for as long as you need, billed in four-weekly cycles, and a well-stored upright will sit happily for years in climate-controlled conditions. You arrange re-delivery whenever you are back and settled.
Stable storage is what protects the tuning in the first place, because the cracking and rust that throw a piano out come from damp and big temperature swings. Any piano benefits from a tuning once it has settled in a new room, so we suggest booking a tuner a couple of weeks after re-delivery.
Stairs are no problem for our crews, who handle uprights up and down them regularly. Access like stairs or a tight hallway is priced clearly during online booking, so you see the full cost before you commit rather than facing an extra charge on the day.
Yes. The stool comes in with the piano as a matter of course, and boxed sheet music or a small amount of related gear can usually travel with it. Tell us when you book so the crew arrives expecting it.
We cover GB mainland and Belfast. Each postcode area has one set collection day each week, and we confirm a 3-hour target window the day before so you are not waiting in all day.
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