We are a general State College mover, not a piano-only outfit — but the heavy, awkward, can’t-replace-it pieces still get specialty handling across our Centre Region service area. Pianos, gun safes, and antiques get their own crew, gear, and line on your written rate.
The heavy and high-value pieces we handle
Caleb Vaughn and the crew at Appalachian Movers bring skids, four-wheel piano boards, straps, and stair-climbing technique for the items most movers will not quote straight. Penn State faculty pianos, Bellefonte basement safes, and church uprights all make the list.
- Upright pianos — strapped to a board, padded, and walked down stairs by hand
- Baby grands and grands — legs and pedals removed, body skidded and crated as needed
- Gun safes — 400 to 1,000+ lbs, moved with proper dollies and floor protection
- Pool and billiard tables — disassembled, slate handled in pieces, reassembled on site
- Antiques, armoires, marble tops, and large mirrors — custom-wrapped and crated
- Treadmills, large aquariums (drained), and oversized art
Priced as its own line
Specialty pieces do not vanish into an hourly blur. Uprights run about $250–$450 and baby grands $450–$800, listed separately on your flat rate so you see exactly what the hard piece costs.
How a specialty job runs
You can add a specialty piece to a full house move or book it on its own, and many DIY customers pair it with our loading and unloading help for the rest of the truck.
- We ask the right questions. Send the stairs, doorway widths, and the piece’s weight with a free written quote so we set crew size and gear before the day.
- Protect the path. Floor runners and door-jamb pads go down first — important on the original hemlock of a Bellefonte or downtown Victorian.
- Move with the right tools. Boards, skids, straps, and four-person lifts where weight demands it.
- Set and check. Reassembled and placed where you want it, with $1M cargo coverage the whole way.
Specialty handling at a glance
| Item | How we handle it | Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Upright piano | Board, straps, padding | 2–3 movers |
| Baby grand | Legs/pedals off, skid or crate | 3 movers |
| Gun safe | Heavy dolly, floor protection | 3 movers |
| Pool table | Disassemble, slate in pieces | 2–3 movers |
What Our Happy Valley Crew Handles
- Piano boards, skids, straps, and heavy-duty dollies
- Uprights, baby grands, and full grands handled safely
- Gun safes, pool tables, and antiques on the same crew
- Floor runners and door-jamb padding on the move path
- Specialty item priced as its own line on your flat rate
- $1M cargo coverage on every specialty piece
What It Runs
A two-mover team is $115/hr with a two-hour minimum; a three-mover team is $155/hr, and larger jobs are pinned down as one flat written figure before our truck rolls out of Atherton Street.
Two of our own W-2 movers, a padded truck, four-wheelers, shrink wrap and quilted blankets — the whole State College job folded into a single Pennsylvania rate, with no broker handoff at any point.
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