Our Piano Storage Facility
Most piano-storage failures aren’t mysterious. Damp lock-ups crack soundboards. Unmonitored buildings overheat in summer. Shared self-storage facilities expose instruments to the dust of every other tenant’s belongings. This page lays out exactly what our facility is, in numbers.
Climate Control
- Temperature: 18–21°C, year-round.
- Relative humidity: 45–55%, conditioned both directions (humidified in winter, dehumidified in summer).
- Monitoring: continuous logging, alerts on excursions outside target band.
- Air handling: filtered intake, no shared circulation with non-instrument tenants.
Why these numbers: pianos are most stable between 45% and 55% relative humidity at 18–21°C. Lower humidity dries the soundboard and cracks it. Higher humidity swells the action and slows the hammers. Temperature swings move both, repeatedly.
Security
- 24/7 CCTV with off-site recording.
- Monitored intruder alarm with police-grade response.
- Key-fob access — no master keys distributed.
- Gated, fenced yard with vehicle access control.
- Access logs retained.
Fire Protection
- Heat and smoke detection with independent monitoring.
- Designed-for-purpose extinguishing systems.
- No shared building with high-risk tenants.
Insurance
Standard cover is declared-value up to £250,000 per instrument while in our care, including in-transit. Higher limits are available on request — declare value at booking and we’ll confirm cover before collection.
Handling Protocol
Every piano arriving at the warehouse is photographed, condition-logged, and shelved according to type:
- Uprights: stored upright on heavy-duty bolster padding.
- Baby grands & grands: dismantled (legs, lyre, pedals), wrapped, stored on side on a custom skid.
- Concert grands: as above; allocated extra floor space.
Insurance Tiers at a Glance
- Standard: up to £25,000 declared value — included.
- Mid: £25,000 – £100,000 — included on declaration.
- High: £100,000 – £250,000 — included on declaration.
- Concert / collector: above £250,000 — quoted case-by-case.
The Pianospeed Group
PianoStorage.co.uk is the preservation arm of the Pianospeed Group — the UK’s specialist piano lifecycle network. We protect; Pianospeed moves; Pianorecycling retires.
Contact:
Storage enquiries — storage@pianospeed.com
Crating & export enquiries — crating@pianospeed.com