Help with transporting electric piano when moving house

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Are you moving any larger items of furniture like a wardrobe/chest/chest of drawers?  Buy bubble wrap and brown tape, wrap around keyboard.  tape keyboard inside a wardrobe as securely as possible..  I tend to transport clothes inside chest of drawers with the drawers taped shut etc.  If you can fit the keyboard in a chest of drawers draw, surrounded by clothes you wouldn't even need the bubble wrap and tape.

daivid

DazzaMc said:

Yes I think I am! I just need to find a box for it now 🤣

You could try asking the music stores if they have any lying around, some customers may not have wanted the box (especially if buying a case too).

MovingForwards

How are you actually relocating yourself? Can you not take it with you, strapped to a trolley / cart.

What were your plans when moving miles away, without assistance from friends / family?

DazzaMc

MovingForwards said:

How are you actually relocating yourself? Can you not take it with you, strapped to a trolley / cart.

What were your plans when moving miles away, without assistance from friends / family?

I’m going on the train. The removal guys will be moving all my stuff so I don’t need help from friends or family..

Gentoo365

It's not really a 'piano' in the sense they are thinking about. i.e. a fragile expensive item that is excluded from their insurance. If you tell them its a cheap but bulky electric keyboard in a wooden frame they will probably take it. The separate 'team' would probably be for pianos worth thousands not hundreds of pounds. 

theartfullodger

Sell the london one.  Buy a new one in Brighton.  Job done!

For future reference & your next move, photograph packaging new one comes in carefully, perhaps keeping it for next move.

MovingForwards

So take it on the train if you're that worried about the removal people moving it.

Stick it in the wardrobe, as others have suggested, if you want to save costs and try to get it moved with the rest of your stuff.

annetheman

deannatrois said:

Are you moving any larger items of furniture like a wardrobe/chest/chest of drawers?  Buy bubble wrap and brown tape, wrap around keyboard.  tape keyboard inside a wardrobe as securely as possible..  I tend to transport clothes inside chest of drawers with the drawers taped shut etc.  If you can fit the keyboard in a chest of drawers draw, surrounded by clothes you wouldn't even need the bubble wrap and tape.

Since you no longer have the box, this idea is brilliant and would work well just padding it with clothes. The wardrobe would be the protection!

I have a digital piano like you but no wardrobe, only a walk in closet which I will miss dearly as a girlhood Carrie dream of mine to have had...

I will reuse my box as luckily I kept it but who knows if I'll even get to the point you're at. Good luck OP!

DazzaMc

annetheman said:

deannatrois said:

Are you moving any larger items of furniture like a wardrobe/chest/chest of drawers?  Buy bubble wrap and brown tape, wrap around keyboard.  tape keyboard inside a wardrobe as securely as possible..  I tend to transport clothes inside chest of drawers with the drawers taped shut etc.  If you can fit the keyboard in a chest of drawers draw, surrounded by clothes you wouldn't even need the bubble wrap and tape.

Since you no longer have the box, this idea is brilliant and would work well just padding it with clothes. The wardrobe would be the protection!

I have a digital piano like you but no wardrobe, only a walk in closet which I will miss dearly as a girlhood Carrie dream of mine to have had...

I will reuse my box as luckily I kept it but who knows if I'll even get to the point you're at. Good luck OP!

I don’t even have a wardrobe sadly! I have contacted Korg and they were really helpful and will ask the warehouse tomorrow if they have anything suitable! Was a long shot but maybe it will work out if not I might just buy a carrying bag with some protection inside 

NameUnavailable

If you drive why not hire a transit van for the day? Move yourself and your belongings at the same time! Most national chains will allow you to pick up at one point and drop off near your destination.

Alternatively pack the keyboard really well with lots of bubble wrap and the stand separately and just let the removal company take it. If they ask what it is just say it's a keyboard, I really don't think it'd be a problem. I suspect they're more concerned with larger units that can't be packed as such.