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Steinway upright moved in Tonbridge

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A Steinway piano is perhaps the most prestigious of all pianos, and this particular one that we moved was absolutely beautiful. Steinways are notoriously heavy; the estimated weight of this one would be about 900lbs. We’re not sure that the owner of this piano was aware, but what tickled us was that he drove about 2 feet behind our van …

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Upright moved to a converted windmill

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We moved a stunning Bechstein upright piano into one of the coolest houses we’ve ever been to. It was a converted windmill that we can only describe as straight out of Hollywood. In the garden was infinity pool that over looked the Kent countryside; it really was a fabulous place. We remember looking longingly at this pool as we pushed …

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Resto Steinway moves room

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Even something seemingly as simple as moving a piano from room to room can still be tricky if you don’t know what you’re doing. This Steinway was in pristine condition as it had just been restored and valued at £40,000 – talk about making us sweat! It had to be navigated successfully round a tight hallway and into the main …

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Steinway upright moved to Wadhurst

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It always surprises us how many Steinways there are here in the Kent area. This was a beautiful Steinway which still had the Sconces (Candelabras) featured on it. These would normally be long gone, placing this particular piano somewhere in the early 1900s. This was a stunning piano and our only complaint was that it weighed close to 1,000lbs!

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Rare prototype Steinway upright delivered

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We’ve just completed a delivery of a very rare prototype Steinway. When we collected this Steinway from the Maidstone collection address, we were told that it was a rare early Steinway prototype. We looked after it in our usual meticulous fashion and it was delivered safely and securely to the Crowborough area without any problems.