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Piano Storage Exeter, collected and kept in condition

We collect pianos from across Exeter and the wider EX area, store them in a climate-controlled facility with full insurance, and return them at your word.

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Why Exeter pianos come to us

Exeter and the surrounding Devon countryside hold more pianos than you might expect. A cathedral city with a sizeable university, a spread of prep schools and independent music teachers, Victorian and Georgian terraces in St Thomas and Heavitree, and a wide ring of villages and rural properties stretching out toward Crediton, Tiverton and Okehampton. When a family renovates, an academic goes on sabbatical, an estate needs clearing, or a Devon farmhouse is sold, the instrument needs somewhere safe.

The access challenges here are specific to the region. Old city-centre properties have steep internal stairs and front doors that barely admit a dining chair, let alone a grand. Rural properties can sit at the end of long tracks with low barns and stone outbuildings. Our specialist piano crews are experienced in both, and they assess the access fully before anything moves.

Upright piano prepared for collection from an Exeter property
We collect across Exeter every Fri
One set collection day for every postcode: EX

Collection day

Friday collections across the EX postcodes

We collect from Exeter and the EX area on Fridays. A dedicated weekly day keeps the route consistent and the cost fair. We confirm a three-hour target window the day before, so you are not left wondering all morning. If a Friday genuinely will not work, an off-day collection can be arranged for an added charge.

Stair access, long-carry distances and difficult rural approaches are all priced transparently in the online booking before you confirm. There are no surprises on the day, and our crews are used to working at Devon pace.

Why climate control matters in Devon

Coastal air and stone buildings are genuinely hard on a piano

Devon sits in a high-humidity belt. Moist south-westerly air moves in off the channel and settles into stone walls, plaster ceilings and unheated rooms with particular persistence. A piano left in a Devon cottage through autumn and winter will absorb that moisture into its soundboard, swelling the wood and shifting the tuning. Actions become sluggish, pins work loose in their blocks, and the cabinet can bubble or crack when the heating comes back on in spring.

Our facility holds a steady temperature and relative humidity all year. The instrument is stored in the same conditions whether it sits with us for three weeks or three years. It is fully insured from the moment our crew lifts it at your address through every day in storage to re-delivery. The site is monitored around the clock with no public access.

For families in coastal Devon towns like Exmouth, Sidmouth and Dawlish, where the marine air is strongest, that steady environment makes a measurable difference to how the piano comes back to you.

Area coverage

Exeter city and the EX towns and villages

We collect across central Exeter and all the surrounding EX postcodes. That covers Exmouth and the coastal strip to the south-east, Teignmouth and Dawlish to the south, Crediton and Okehampton to the west, Tiverton and Cullompton to the north, and Sidmouth, Honiton and Axminster to the east. The EX postcode area is large and rural, and we cover it fully on the Friday run.

For University of Exeter collections, whether from a student house, a faculty room or university-owned accommodation, we work to whatever access arrangements you give us when booking.

What we take in

Every type of piano collected and stored

We store upright pianos, baby grands, grands and concert grands alongside digital pianos, stage pianos and keyboards. Associated equipment such as stools, pedal units and custom covers can travel in the same booking. If you have a specific instrument or an unusual access situation, contact us before booking and we will confirm.

Pricing for Exeter

What it costs

Upright piano

£15 /week
£199 collection · billed £60 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery booked when you are ready
Book upright piano

Baby grand piano

£18 /week
£249 collection · billed £72 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery booked when you are ready
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Grand piano

£22 /week
£299 collection · billed £88 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery booked when you are ready
Book grand piano

Concert grand piano

£28 /week
£349 collection · billed £112 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery booked when you are ready
Book concert grand piano

Prices include collection, climate-controlled storage and full insurance. Stairs without a lift and off-day collections are priced transparently in the booking. Re-delivery is quoted when you are ready for the piano back.

Questions

Which day do you collect pianos in Exeter?

We collect across Exeter and the EX postcodes on Fridays. We confirm a three-hour target window the day before so you know when to expect us. If Friday will not work, an off-day collection can be arranged for an added charge.

Do you cover Exmouth, Tiverton and the rural EX area?

Yes. We cover the full EX postcode area on the Friday run, including Exmouth, Teignmouth, Dawlish, Crediton, Okehampton, Tiverton, Cullompton, Sidmouth, Honiton and the villages in between. Enter your postcode in the booking form and it will confirm whether you are on the route.

My piano is in an old stone cottage with narrow stairs. Can you collect it?

Yes. Our crews work in old Devon properties regularly, including properties with very steep or narrow staircases, low ceilings and awkward approaches. Stair access is priced in the online booking form before you confirm, so there are no surprises.

I need to store a piano from a family estate being wound up. Is that something you handle?

Yes. We collect regularly for executors and families managing estates. There is no minimum term, so the piano can stay with us while probate and property decisions are resolved, and we return it when you are ready. The instrument is fully insured throughout.

Can a University of Exeter student store a piano?

Yes. We collect from student houses, halls and university-managed accommodation across Exeter. There is no minimum term. We keep the piano safe during a placement year, a long vacation or a full course, and return it when you are settled.

Is there a minimum storage period?

No. There is no minimum term. Three weeks between house moves, a single term, a year on a project abroad, however long a renovation takes. You pay only for the time the piano is with us.

How is the piano protected from Devon's damp climate?

The instrument is held in a climate-controlled facility with a steady temperature and relative humidity throughout the year, regardless of what the Devon weather is doing outside. It is fully insured from the moment our crew collects it to the moment we return it to your door.

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