The Best Piano Movers in New York
We graded 6 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.
From 23,777 Google reviews of 49 top-rated piano movers nationwide; 6 of them in New York. Updated November 2, 2026.
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Best piano movers in New York for business & corporate-related moving
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Don's Moving & Storage IncHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Business & corporate-related moving”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%12Overall Experts Score 20%88Job match= 94Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.94
Mabey's Moving and Storage, Inc.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Business & corporate-related moving”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%6Overall Experts Score 20%77Job match= 84Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.87★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.84Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Business & corporate-related moving” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.
What customers said about business & corporate-related moving
Don's Moving & Storage IncDon’s is our mover of choice! Great company, great customer service, and super moving team! Love these guys!!!!
Mabey's Moving and Storage, Inc.Nothing but the best service. Have moved with Mabey's 3 times now and each move has gone smoothly. This last move, from one house to another, on Thursday (Sept 24, 2026) was no exception. Chuck and his crew were courteous, efficient, dependable, professional and speedy! They provided really great service in a…
Don's Moving & Storage IncGreat experience! Jediah and the crew are awesome and had a great conversation with us while moving out. We’ve had Dons moving and storage, moving me in and out of my whole academic career here at Albany, and will continue to use them when I go to grad school at UA.
Don's Moving & Storage IncThe staff is a pleasure to talk to and they are helpful. The 2 member delivery crew we very helpful and accommodating. Thank you Mark and Dave for your professionalism and help moving our youth group's materials
Don's Moving & Storage IncVery professional yet friendly. Questions asked beforehand when packaging household goods. Fast movers who says, please and sorry if a mistake is made. I love the fact that me being there didn’t keep the gentlemen from doing an awesome job of packing up. Thank you.
Mabey's Moving and Storage, Inc.Chuck, Server and Leroy completed our move with Mabey's Moving and Storage and were absolutely wonderful! This was our first time hiring movers and we could not have been more pleased with the experience. The team showed on up time, were efficient and were very careful with the packing/moving of our items. We…
Overall ratings
Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of piano movers).
| # | Company | ScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. | FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20. | ★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps. | Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews). |
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| 1 |  Lamanna Moving & Storage, LLCTroy, NY | A 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%96+52.4Reliability 24%96+23.3Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty96−0.4Experts Score= 96Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAA | 4.94 | $1.1k |
| 2 |  Upstate PianosTroy, NY | A 92How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 64%91+57.8Reliability 28%92+26Replies to reviews 8%100+8.2Experts Score= 92Not enough data for value; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AA––AA | 4.87 | — |
| 3 | Don's Moving & Storage IncTroy, NY | A 88How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%91+49.6Reliability 24%86+20.8Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%60+4.2Craft & service penalty91−0.9Experts Score= 88Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | AAAAAB | 4.87 | $772 |
| 4 | King Piano MovingTroy, NY | A 82How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%90+52.8Reliability 26%77+20.1Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty38−6.2Experts Score= 82Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABDAA– | 4.89 | — |
| 5 | Mabey's Moving and Storage, Inc.Troy, NY | B 77How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%84+45.8Reliability 24%76+18.4Value 14%99+14Replies to reviews 7%10+0.7Craft & service penalty81−1.9Experts Score= 77Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | ABAAAF | 4.81 | $2.8k |
| 6 |  Ashline Moving HelpTroy, NY | B 65How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%68+37.1Reliability 24%66+16Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%33+2.3Craft & service penalty52−4.8Experts Score= 65Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews. | BBCAAD | 4.61 | $798 |
What jobs cost
What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.
| Job | Low25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this. | TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range). | High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this. | FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”. |
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| Local moving | $585 | $882 | $1.5k | 98% |
| In-state moving | $738 | $1.3k | $2.5k | 99% |
| Oversized-item moving | $228 | $454 | $933 | 100% |
| Moving-related packing | $403 | $731 | $1.1k | 99% |
| Senior moving | $585 | $834 | $1.4k | 100% |
| Interstate moving | $2.1k | $3.2k | $4.9k | 97% |
| Small furniture moving | $114 | $397 | $731 | 99% |
| Moving-related storage | $351 | $585 | $1.1k | 99% |
| Business & corporate-related moving | $351 | $958 | $1.5k | 100% |
Piano Movers in New York at a glance
How the 6 piano movers we rated in New York compare, and what customers praise most.
Experts Score grades
A = score 80+, F = below 20.
- Grade A467%
- Grade B233%
- Grade C00%
- Grade D00%
- Grade F00%
Google ratings
Average stars per company.
- 4.90★ and up117%
- 4.80–4.89★467%
- 4.60–4.79★117%
- Below 4.60★00%
What customers praise
Share of Google review highlights.
- Quality4,11724%
- Professionalism4,70027%
- Responsiveness3,85722%
- Punctuality1,3378%
- Value3,49820%
Was the price fair?
All price verdicts left with reviews.
- Great price1,59445%
- Reasonable1,79750%
- Overpriced712%
- Not sure1143%
Price verdicts by year
Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.
How we grade
Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.
Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.
Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.
Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.
Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.
Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.