Move Pianos, a piano moving company working in Toronto and the GTA since 2017, offers climate-controlled piano storage for uprights, grands and other large instruments. The warehouse is clean and pest-free, and the temperature and humidity stay steady all year, so the instrument comes out the way it went in.
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Quick answer
At Move Pianos, we provide piano storage services in Toronto and the GTA, and our piano storage is done in a clean and climate-controlled storage room. Your piano is picked up, packed (if it's a grand piano, it will be disassembled first), stored for however long you require it, and then delivered to your selected location.
A self-storage locker can hold a piano, but it was built for boxes. The difference shows up months later, when the piano comes out.
Wood, felt, leather and glue all react to swings in heat and humidity. A piano kept through a winter in an unheated unit drifts out of tune, can pick up mold, and in the worst case its soundboard cracks.
| What matters | Move Pianos warehouse | Typical self-storage unit |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature and humidity | Kept stable all year | Depends on the unit; many drive-up units are unheated. |
| Pests | Pest-free, guaranteed | Shared building, your responsibility |
| Getting it in and out | Our piano crew both ways | You book movers twice. |
| Grand pianos | Legs, lyre, and lid removed and wrapped; reassembled on delivery | Left as the movers dropped it |
Call or send the quote form with the piano type, the pickup address, how long it may stay, and how many instruments there are. Photos of the stairs or the elevator help us price the pickup correctly. You get the storage rate and the moving price before anything is booked, and a local pickup usually fits within 3–5 business days. Weekends fill up first.
The crew lays down floor protection, then wraps the piano in moving blankets and stretch wrap. An upright goes onto a skid board in one piece. A grand is taken apart on the spot: legs, lyre, lid, and music rack come off, and every part is wrapped separately before it goes to the truck.
The piano goes into our clean, climate-controlled warehouse and stays there for as long as you need, whether that is a month between homes or a much longer stay. Nothing is required from you while it is stored.
Call when the new place is ready. A local delivery is booked like any local move, usually within 3–5 business days. A delivery to another province travels in a climate-controlled truck and needs about two weeks' notice, with the delivery window agreed in advance. The crew carries the piano to the room you choose, reassembles a grand, and sets the instrument in place.
It is charged for storage on an individual basis. This is dependent on how many instruments are being stored, their sizes, and their storage duration, which you will get notified of over the phone.
We collect pianos for storage all around Toronto such as Downtown and North York, and from Etobicoke, Scarborough, Mississauga, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Newmarket, and Brampton, Markham, and Oakville, depending on whether your piano will stay in storage in Toronto or whether it will be transferred further down the road to Vancouver.
We provide transport services after storing in Ontario, elsewhere in Canada, or out of province.
As long as necessary, be it several weeks or a much longer stay. Short-term and long-term storage are both available.
The move will be covered by insurance that is included in the cost of transportation anyway. If your piano is a Steinway, a Bösendorfer, or an expensive old upright, mention it while booking the service.
Yes, we transfer pianos throughout the year including January. The piano is wrapped with blankets and stretch wrap in the house and is kept at a constant temperature at the warehouse until delivery.
A frequent request. An individual with one piano pays a different fee compared to the dealer with twelve instruments, so be sure to mention your number of pianos.
Very little. For an upright, close the keyboard lid and clear a path to the door. For a grand, take everything off the lid. Wrapping, disassembly and floor protection are on our crew.
Yes. We deliver it anywhere in Ontario or to another province, with a delivery window agreed in advance.
