Piano Movers in Brookline, MA | Mt Auburn Piano Movers

Licensed, insured piano movers serving Brookline and the rest of Greater Boston — careful, flat per-piano pricing, on time, every move.

Brookline packs its pianos into two very different settings, both of which our crew knows cold. Around Coolidge Corner and Washington Square the brick walk-ups and brownstones rise three and four stories with tight foyers and a small, slow elevator no baby grand will fit into. Toward Chestnut Hill and the streets off Boylston the homes open into elegant single-families where a grand has held the front room for a generation. Either way, the access is the puzzle, and solving it is our whole job. Paul Marchetti started Mt Auburn Piano Movers in 2009 after working as a piano technician, and a Brookline move, where a Mason and Hamlin upright must thread a narrow brownstone foyer or a grand has to leave a Chestnut Hill parlor, is squarely the move he built this crew around.

We measure the foyer and the elevator before a Brookline job, because the building usually decides the method. When the elevator is too small for the case, we plan the stairs instead, running the brownstone switchback with a padded skid board and a spotter on every landing. On a grand the legs, lyre, and pedals come off so the case clears a tight Coolidge Corner foyer on its side. Uprights run 300 to 500 pounds and grands well past 600, so the straps, the four-rail carry, and a clean line matter more than hurry. Many Brookline buildings require a reserved elevator pad and a certificate of insurance, and we file those a day ahead so the lobby stays clear. Our padded, climate-aware trucks protect the soundboard from a January cold snap or an August humid spell on the short ride across town.

A local upright in Brookline starts around $220 to $400 and a grand around $580 to $980, with stairs adding roughly $40 to $75 a flight when the elevator will not take the case, every figure quoted on paper before the lift. Mt Auburn Piano Movers is a licensed and insured Massachusetts mover, holding a DPU household-goods carrier license, USDOT and MC authority for interstate piano transport, and $1M in cargo coverage. Ask Paul for a flat price on the estimate form, then learn how our local piano moves run.

Flat-Rate Brookline Piano Moving

Per-piano pricing — uprights from $220, grands by the room

Our crew knows the stairs, parking, and buildings in Brookline.

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Brookline Piano Moving Reviews

Maeve O.

Beacon Hill · Yelp

★★★★

“Our 1920s upright had to go up three flights to a Beacon Hill walk-up, and I honestly thought it could not be done. Dana's crew measured the switchback landing twice, strapped it to a board, and worked it up step by step without one bump to the wall. I took off a star only because they arrived about thirty minutes past the window, but they called ahead to say so and the move itself was flawless.”

Liam D.

Back Bay · Google

★★★★★

“Getting a baby grand into our Back Bay brownstone meant a narrow front stoop and a tight turn at the parlor door. Gus had the legs and lyre off and the body on a skid board before I finished my coffee, and it slid through with inches to spare. These are the people you want on a piano.”

Gianna P.

Cambridge · Google

★★★★★

“We needed our concert grand delivered to the church sanctuary in time for a Sunday recital, and Mt Auburn treated it like the serious instrument it is. The crew protected the lid and the long tail, eased it up the chancel steps, and set it exactly where our director wanted it on the platform. Paul came out himself to check the placement before they left. Everything about the day was calm and professional.”

Frequently Asked Questions

My Brookline building's elevator is too small for the piano. Can you still move it?

Yes, that is common in the Coolidge Corner brownstones and walk-ups. When the elevator will not take the case, we plan the stairs instead, running the switchback with a padded skid board and a spotter on every landing. On a grand the legs, lyre, and pedals come off so the case clears a tight foyer on its side.

Will you sort the certificate of insurance and elevator reservation?

We do, on most Brookline buildings. Many of the walk-ups and condos require a reserved elevator pad and a certificate of insurance on file before move day. We file the COI and book the elevator a day ahead, set protection across the shared lobby and leave the foyer clear so nothing stalls the day.

Will you take a grand from a Chestnut Hill single-family?

These rank among our favorite Brookline jobs. The elegant homes toward Chestnut Hill often hold a grand rooted in the front room for years. We pad the lid and soundboard, take the legs, lyre, and pedals off, and ride the case on a skid board, with the same trained piano crew loading, driving, and unloading.

What does a piano move in Brookline cost?

Pianos are priced per piano, never by the hour. An upright here starts around $220 to $400, a console $280 to $480, and a grand $580 to $980, with stairs adding about $40 to $75 a flight when the elevator will not take the case. The flat figure goes on paper before the lift.

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