Piano, art and antique movers in NYC
Most of what goes on a moving truck is furniture, and furniture is replaceable. This page is about the rest of it: the piano nobody else is allowed to touch, the painting that's hung in the same spot for years, the china that only comes out twice a year. Moving those is why the company is called Keepsake. Tell us what you're moving and we'll plan the day around it.
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A specialty move is won the week before.
If your building wants a COI, we deal with the management company directly, so you're not playing messenger all week. If there's a freight elevator, we plan around when it can be booked. If your block flips to alternate-side parking mid-morning, we plan around that too. A lot of this work happens in doorman towers and parlor-floor brownstones — our Manhattan movers and Brooklyn movers pages cover the building detail. And if the piano is moving along with everything else you own, our residential moving covers the whole home, with packing services if you'd rather not wrap a single glass yourself.
Your piano, from the parlor floor to the new living room in one piece.
A piano is the heaviest thing in most homes and the most personal. Nobody tears up handing over a couch. Moving one in New York means the stairs matter as much as the weight: the turn on the landing, the width of the freight elevator, the block the truck has to stop on. Tell us what kind of piano you have and what sits between it and the street, and we'll work out the route before anyone lifts anything. On the day, the piano is padded and wrapped before it moves an inch, and it rides where nothing can shift into it.
Start your quoteArt moving in NYC. Off the wall, wrapped face-in, never underneath anything.
A framed piece comes off the wall and gets corner-padded and wrapped face-in on the spot, not out on the truck. It rides upright between soft things, marked so nobody stacks a box on it. That's the standard whether it's an investment or a print you've moved four times because you love it. For pieces that need more than padding (old glass, canvas that can't take pressure, a frame worth more than the picture), describe the piece in your quote and we'll tell you exactly how it would travel.
Start your quoteYour antiques and heirlooms, moved like they've already survived a century.
Your grandmother's china gets packed plate by plate, on edge, with paper between every piece: the way it survived the last fifty years. The box gets labelled, and it rides where we can see it. Older furniture gets the same respect for its age: drawers emptied, loose joints noted before anyone lifts, every surface padded and wrapped where it stands. Antique furniture usually tells you where it's fragile if you take the time to look, and we take the time.
Start your quotePacking services in NYC
We pack some of it or all of it, with paper between every plate and a label on every box.
Local moving in NYC
Apartment to apartment, borough to borough. We plan the stairs, the parking and the elevator booking before the truck shows up.
Not sure which one fits?
Most moves are a bit of everything: some packing, one awkward piece, a deadline. Tell us what's actually happening and we'll plan around it.
Start your quoteFrequently asked questions
Do you move pianos?
Yes. Tell us the stairs situation in your quote (the floor, the elevator, any tight turns) and we'll plan the route before moving day.
Can you crate artwork or mirrors?
That depends on the piece, and we'd rather look than guess. Describe it in your quote (the size, any glass, how it's framed) and we'll tell you exactly how it would travel before you commit to anything.
How much does it cost to move a piano in NYC?
Every piano quote is built from the actual job: the piano itself, the stairs and elevators on both ends, and how far the truck can stop from each door. Start your quote with those details and we'll price the real move, not an average.
Can you move a single item, or only full homes?
Tell us about the piece: a one-item move is still a real move to us. Put what it is and both addresses in your quote and we'll take it from there.