Whether you are a store that sells instruments, a music facility, or you just have a cool rock band, there might come a time to move it all out. And this is the part when it gets tricky. You can either hire a moving company to do it all for you or do it by yourself.

If you choose to hire a moving company, our team at H2H Movers could be the help you need. They are a friendly team of professionals who will move out your pianos, guitars, and so on without causing chaos and stress. You can contact them via the H2H website and see if they can help you out. Otherwise, if you prefer to move out on your own, we have some tips for you that might do the trick. Read more to find out.

Pianos

With pianos and organs, it’s impossible for you to move them on your own with friends. This is a task for professional movers like the H2H team who can deal with such enormous weight. However, you can prepare your piano or organ before the movers come in to move it out. You can lock and close the keyboard lid, remove any parts that can be moved, like the little music stand.

Another thing you can do is to get all wrapping materials like bubble wrap, duct tape, packing tape, and so on. You can also wrap the pedals and legs beforehand.

Stringed Instruments like Cellos and Violins

With stringed instruments, your job suddenly becomes trickier since they are very fragile. One broken string and the instrument dies out until it can be fixed again. Also, things like sound-boxes, bows, and fingerboards can easily crack, which is quite bad. Another tip is to take into consideration the warping of the wood by weather conditions.

However, you can do some things to stop any kind of damage. You can loosen up the instruments’ strings just a bit so that temperature changes won’t strain them. Sometimes strings can snap the headstock or the fingerboard if they get too tight. You can also loosen up the bow’s hairs and turn the tuning keys parallel to the instrument’s headstock. Adding more padding is another excellent trick, and you should wrap your bow and instrument before putting them in the case. DON’T use packing peanuts or shredded paper since they can get stuck in the instrument. It would help if you also got a hard case.

Woodwind or Brass Instruments

Usually, this type of instrument is quite robust, but even a tiny dent can change the whole sound. To keep your instruments safe, you can take your instrument apart and wrap up all pieces in packaging material. Then, put them away in a hard case, and you will be good to go. No dents and a perfect sound will remain with your instrument when it reaches its new destination.

Percussion Instruments

Percussion instruments like drums need some protection, which consists of getting a bit bigger box and padding its sides with bubble wrap. If you have more significant percussion instruments than that, we suggest you depend on your moving company since they can handle them better and safer.