The first thing that must be done when dollying a grand piano is to tip it up (with the piano board’s lip end down so that the piano doesn’t slip off of it) and set a dolly underneath it.
Whether you dolly mount a grand piano or an upright piano, there is a right way and a wrong way to place the dolly underneath it. If the dolly is left flat on the
The rubber on both of the dolly grips should be securely in contact with the bottom of the piano once it is up on the dolly. This will hold it in place so that the piano will not slip off unexpectedly and cause damage or injury.
As you can see from the pictures above, dolly and ramping a grand piano looks like a really complicated and dangerous task. And it definitely is, especially for people with little or no experience in moving pianos from one home to another. Hire professional piano movers to avoid serious trouble on Moving day.
