Piano Removals & Disposal
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FOURTH GENERATION · FOUNDED IN SUNNINGDALE 1993
Handel Pianos Ltd
Handel Pianos provides two related services: moving a piano you are keeping, and removing and disposing of one you are not.
Moving a piano is not a job for general removals. A grand can weigh over 300kg, the strings hold the frame under tonnes of tension, and getting one safely through doorways, up staircases and across gravel takes specialist equipment and experience. We have our own trained moving team and a purpose-equipped van, fitted with piano trolleys, boards and protective covering to keep your instrument, your home and your garden safe.
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We move pianos room to room, home to home, and across the country - and, through our network of specialists, up difficult staircases and internationally.
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If instead you have an old piano you need to be rid of, we can help there too. But before it goes to disposal, it is always worth asking whether we would buy it, take it in part-exchange, or help rehome it - because a piano that looks past its best to you may still be valuable to us.
Piano removals - moving a piano you're keeping
Whether you are moving house, rearranging a room, or sending an instrument to a new home, we move it safely.
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We move pianos:
Room to room within the same property
Home to home, locally or across the country
To and from venues, studios and institutions
Internationally, and up difficult staircases, through our network of piano-moving specialists
Why use specialist piano movers:
A piano is not furniture. Beyond the sheer weight, the cast-iron frame and strings are under enormous tension, and the case, legs, lyre and pedals are easily damaged by untrained handling. Our team uses proper piano trolleys, moving boards and protective covering, and knows how to take the weight, turn tight corners and protect your floors, carpets, doorframes and garden as they go.
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Our own specialist team and equipped van handle most moves directly. For the hardest jobs - large grands, awkward staircases, tight access - we organise the right specialists from our wider network, so the instrument is always in expert hands.
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"I just wanted to say how fantastic the service was from the two guys who moved my piano to Chertsey. Fast, efficient, and full of useful information. I would not hesitate to get in touch again." — Samantha W.
Piano disposal & recycling - removing a piano you no longer want
Old pianos are difficult to get rid of. They are far too big and heavy for the local recycling centre, and they cannot simply be broken up at home — the strings are under such tension that a released bass string or a piece of the iron frame can cause serious injury. Many older pianos, built "down to a price" in the heyday of piano manufacturing, eventually reach the end of their playable life and become a genuine problem for their owners.
We can take that problem away.
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But first - is it really for disposal?
Because we buy, restore and rehome pianos, we always look at whether an instrument has life left in it before anything else. So before you pay to dispose of a piano, it is worth asking us whether we would:
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Buy it outright - see [Sell Your Piano]
Take it in part-exchange against a better instrument
Help rehome it with a learner, a teacher, a school or a community group
Many pianos that owners assume are worthless turn out to be worth keeping. It costs nothing to ask, and it may turn a disposal cost into a payment to you.
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If it genuinely is beyond use, we will remove it carefully - protecting your home, floors and fittings as we go - and dispose of it responsibly, salvaging any usable parts and recycling the materials rather than sending the whole instrument to landfill.
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What it costs
The cost of a piano move or disposal depends on a few things: the type of piano (upright, grand or baby grand), where it is going, and the access at both ends - ground floor, stairs, tight corners, and how close a van can park.
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Tell us those details and we will give you a clear quote. The more you can tell us up front - particularly about steps and access - the more accurate the figure, and the fewer surprises on the day.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Room-to-room moves are one of the most common jobs we do, and our team has the trolleys and boards to do it without marking your floors or the instrument.
Yes. Our own team handles most moves; for large grands, difficult staircases or tight access we work with our network of piano-moving specialists to make sure the job is done safely.
Yes - locally, across the country, and internationally. Tell us where it needs to go and we will arrange it.
An old piano is too large for a council recycling centre and unsafe to break up yourself. We will collect it, protecting your home as we go, and dispose of it responsibly. But ask us first whether it is worth buying or rehoming - it often is.
Yes. The strings hold the frame under tonnes of tension, and a released string or piece of frame can cause serious injury. Leave it to people with the right equipment and protection.
Very possibly. We buy pianos, take them in part-exchange, and help rehome instruments with life left in them. Send us a few photographs before assuming yours is only fit for disposal.
Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire and London, and much of the South of England, with nationwide and international moves arranged through our specialist network.