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Piano Storage Guildford, collected and cared for

We collect pianos from Guildford and across the GU area, store them in steady climate-controlled conditions, and return them when you are ready.

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Why Guildford pianos go into storage

A busy property market and period homes that need a solution

Guildford is one of those towns where the property market never really stops. People upsize, downsize, renovate, take in lodgers or move to be closer to the schools. A piano that sat perfectly in the old front room suddenly has nowhere to go. It cannot go in the garage and an ordinary storage unit will damage it.

We collect from across Guildford, from the Victorian terraces around Stoke Park and the family semis out toward Merrow and Worplesdon, to the riverside flats near the station and the converted period houses on the edge of Godalming. If you are in a GU postcode, we cover you.

Specialist piano crew collecting an upright from a Guildford period home
We collect across Guildford every Wed
One set collection day for every postcode: GU

Collection day

Wednesday collections across the GU postcodes

We collect in and around Guildford on Wednesdays, the same day we run the wider Surrey and London routes. Holding a regular day keeps the route efficient and the pricing sensible. We confirm a three-hour target window the day before, so you know when to be in.

Many Guildford homes have steps up to the front door, steep internal staircases, or a piano sitting on a first floor without a lift. Any stair access is priced clearly in the online booking before you commit to anything.

Why specialist storage

Surrey's damp winters are exactly why climate-controlled matters

Surrey gets cold, wet winters and warm, dry summers. A piano that spends months in a garage or a standard self-storage unit goes through those seasonal swings and suffers for it. The soundboard can dry and crack, the action gets sticky, tuning pins work loose. By the time you bring it back, it may need considerable repair work.

Our climate-controlled facility keeps temperature and humidity steady all year. The piano returns in the same condition it left. Full insurance from the moment our crew collects it to the moment we deliver it back, and monitored security throughout.

University and music life

Storage that fits around Guildford's academic and music calendar

Guildford has a large student presence around the University of Surrey campus, and a strong music tradition in its schools and performance venues. Families often need somewhere safe for a piano while a son or daughter is studying away. Music teachers between posts and moving house need the same thing. The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre and the town's rehearsal spaces mean there are also working musicians here with storage needs that come and go with the season.

Whether you need a few weeks between addresses or a full year while things settle, there is no minimum period. You pay for the weeks you use and book re-delivery when you are ready.

What we store

Every piano in the GU area, plus the gear around it

From the family upright in the front room to the baby grand that takes up half the living space, we take in every kind of piano and the equipment that tends to live alongside it.

Pricing for Guildford

What it costs

Digital piano

Digital and stage pianos
£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 £199 — pay at booking to lock today's price
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Upright piano

All upright sizes
£19 /week
£299 collection · billed £76 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery £299 — pay at booking to lock today's price
Book upright piano

Grand piano

Includes baby grands
£29 /week
£399 collection · billed £116 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery £399 — pay at booking to lock today's price
Book grand piano

Concert grand piano (7ft+)

Instruments 7ft and over
£49 /week
£499 collection · billed £196 every 4 weeks
  • Collected by specialist piano crews
  • Climate-controlled, fully insured storage
  • No fixed term, cancel any time
  • Re-delivery £499 — pay at booking to lock today's price
Book concert grand piano (7ft+)

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 costs the same as collection: pay it at booking and the price is locked in, whenever you want the piano back, or pay later at the rate in force at the time. Prices are reviewed each April.

Questions

Do you collect from Guildford town centre flats?

Yes. Flats above ground floor and buildings without a lift are normal for us. Any stair access is costed in the online booking before you confirm, so there are no surprises on collection day. Our crews are used to tight staircases in converted period buildings.

Which day do you collect in Guildford?

Guildford collections run on Wednesdays. We confirm a three-hour target window the day before so you can plan your morning. If a Wednesday is genuinely impossible, an off-day collection can be arranged for an additional charge.

Which areas and postcodes do you cover?

We cover the full GU postcode area, including Guildford town, Godalming, Farnham, Woking, Camberley, Farnborough, Hindhead, Haslemere and the villages and towns around them.

Is there a minimum storage period?

No. There is no minimum period or fixed term. Whether you need a few weeks to bridge a house move, a single term while a student is away, or a year during a long renovation, you pay for the weeks you use and book re-delivery whenever you are ready.

Why does climate-controlled storage matter for a piano?

A piano is mostly wood and felt, and both react to changes in temperature and humidity. Cold damp winters and warm dry summers make the wood swell and shrink, loosening tuning pins and stressing the soundboard. Our facility holds steady conditions all year, so the instrument comes back in the same state it left.

Is the piano insured while it is in storage?

Yes. Your instrument is fully insured from the moment our crew collects it through its time in our climate-controlled facility to the moment we deliver it back. The store is monitored around the clock.

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