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Choosing a restorer, what restoration involves, and how a piano gets to the workshop and home again.

What happens if it rains on moving day, and how heat and cold affect a piano in transit.

How moves for schools, churches, halls and studios are planned: stages, ramps, several pianos, organs and timing.

Selling, giving away, donating, restoring or disposing of an old piano, and what each option involves.

Why pianos damage floors, how careful movers prevent it, and what you can do before moving day.

What to check before you buy a second hand piano, and how to organise the pick up so moving day goes smoothly.

How often a piano needs tuning, what a tuning typically costs in Melbourne, and how a move affects it.

What a pianola is, why player pianos are so heavy, and how to move and look after one properly.

Typical upright and grand piano sizes, and how to measure doorways, stairs and lifts so you know your piano will fit.

Typical weights for uprights, pianolas, baby grands and grands, where the weight comes from, and why it changes how a piano is moved.

Lifts, loading docks, building rules and neighbours: how to plan a piano move into or out of a Melbourne apartment.

Why pianos drift out of tune after a move, how long to wait before tuning, and how to help your piano settle into its new home.