Anyone have a piano shipped across country?

Had a car shipped from west Texas to Louisiana professionally for $500. If that helps.

Itll require a truck, and probably depends on weight. So it may be a difference in a box piano or a grand piano

piggy back with a moving company coming your way with less than capacity truck, done that a time or two for almost nothing

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Any advice on how to get it done cheaply?

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Pay a couple baws bout $350

One thing I’ve kearned is pianos are a pain in the arse to move

One move I had a large piano, a Haunted House pinball machine (they are heavy as hell), and some giant Scandinavian furniture that was very large and heavy.

The movers hated it. I eventually gave the furniture to my sister, who wisely has never had to move it.

my cousin moves pianos for a livin'

he's key'd in

The whole key is a piano board. It's almost cheaper to buy one than to "rent" one from a moving company.

And if you plan to keep the piano, you'll re-use the board a few more times in your life.

Piggy backing and cross country movers are always a risky situation. You should invent a reason to vacation near by, then drive it back yourself.

1,000 miles isn't that far ... a hard day's drive for one person (very hard), certainly doable for two people. The key is a good excuse (sports, concert) for going that far.

Yeah, I do it about twice a month.

I’ll do it for $2000.00 and promise next day delivery.

Too much, I’d sell it and build a new one.