Shahri
Metairie · Local move · Yelp
Movers were fast and careful about the items we have. Would recommend them.
NEW ORLEANS · LA
Piano Moving in New Orleans
An upright and a baby grand don't move the same way, so Jamal wants to know which one you own before he'll put a number on the stairs.
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Desiree can often quote it from your description alone.
A piano is not furniture — it’s a several-hundred-pound instrument with an internal structure that doesn’t tolerate being tipped, dragged, or squeezed through a doorway at the wrong angle. Fast Affordable College Student Movers handles upright and grand piano moves throughout New Orleans and the surrounding suburbs with rigging equipment built for the job, not furniture dollies pressed into service.
What’s included
Piano moves include a pre-move assessment of access points — stairs, doorway width, hallway turns — plus proper rigging with piano boards, straps, and a ramp system for loading. We pad and secure the piano for transport so it arrives in the same condition it left in, not rattled loose over Louisiana potholes. This applies whether the piano is going across town or riding along on a long-distance move to Houston or Nashville.
Who this serves
Families with an upright in a Carrollton double, a church or music studio relocating equipment, and yes, plenty of music students at Tulane and Loyola who inherited a piano they now need moved into a shotgun house with a narrow front porch step. If your piano is coming down from an upstairs unit or navigating one of Uptown’s classic steep stoops, mention that when you call — it changes the crew size we send.
Pricing factors
Piano moving pricing depends on the instrument type (upright versus grand), stairs, and distance from truck to final placement. A grand piano crossing town requires a different crew size and rigging setup than an upright going down one flight, so Desiree will ask specific questions about the piano’s weight class and the path it needs to travel before quoting.
Team callout
Jamal Broussard has run rigging on pianos and safes for seven years and treats every piano move as its own project — measuring doorway clearances and stair turns before a single strap goes on. If your move involves a piano and a long-distance leg to Memphis or Dallas, Jamal coordinates both ends personally rather than handing it off partway.
Scheduling around the academic calendar
Piano moves aren’t tied to the semester rush the way dorm moves are, but they do get requested more heavily around May move-out, when music students are clearing practice rooms and off-campus housing at once. Booking a piano move a week or two ahead of a busy moving stretch keeps your date from getting squeezed by dorm-season volume. Request a quote at our quote form or see other specialty services like safe moving.
Bundled in, not billed separately
Here's what shows up on the truck with your crew
You won't see these listed as extras on the invoice — they're just part of how a New Orleans job gets done.
- Piano boards, straps, and blankets matched to upright, keyboard, or grand
- Leg removal and reassembly for grand and baby grand pianos
- Stair and doorway assessment before the piano ever leaves the room
- Minimum crew size set by Jamal's rigging training, no shortcuts
- Available on both local New Orleans jobs and long-distance runs home
Real New Orleans jobs
What New Orleans customers told us
Kevin Ruiz
Kenner · Local move · Google
Jamal and his guy did an excellent job and got everything done super quick! Would definitely recommend.
Heidi Jahnke
Gretna · Summer storage · Yelp
Katie's team did a great job moving two storage units. I'm sorry we had a lot of loose odds and ends. Thanks for a swift and careful move.
The rest of the lineup
Need a different kind of move?
Same New Orleans crew handles all of these across Greater New Orleans, not a separate subcontractor per service.
Local Moving
Katie's crew has hauled enough futons up Freret Street stairwells to size a truck from the address alone.
Long-Distance Moving
Jamal runs the same truck all the way home to Houston or Atlanta — nobody hands your boxes to a stranger halfway.
Residential Moving
A shotgun house off Magazine and a Metairie split-level get the same careful crew, different equipment.
Dorm & Apartment Moving
We know which Freret and Broadmoor complexes need a certificate of insurance before the elevator opens up.
Full-Service Packing
Nobody has time to box a whole kitchen during finals — give Desiree a date and it's done before the truck even backs in.
Safe & Gun-Safe Moving
Gun safes and floor safes don't come loose with a dolly and good intentions — Jamal's crew brings the straps and the plan first.
Questions that come up on this job
Answered before you have to ask twice
Do you move both upright and grand pianos?
Yes, we handle both, with rigging and crew size adjusted for the instrument's weight and dimensions.
Can you move a piano down a narrow Uptown stoop or steep stairs?
Yes, this is routine in New Orleans housing. Tell us about the stairs, porch height, or doorway width when you book so we send the right equipment and crew size.
Will my piano stay in tune during the move?
Proper rigging and padding minimizes the shock and vibration that knock a piano out of tune, though a post-move tuning check is always a good idea after any relocation.
Can a piano ride along on a long-distance move?
Yes, Jamal coordinates piano rigging as part of long-distance loads headed to Houston, Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, or Dallas.
Whenever you are ready
Put your Piano Moving on the calendar
Two addresses is enough for our New Orleans office to send back a written flat rate, usually the same business day.