Jacobson Transfer Piano Movers

Terrific family-​owned and operated business! The Jacobsons moved my friends’ piano on short notice after another piano moving company failed to show up for their scheduled appointment. (Be careful out there!) The movers were honest and timely and reliable! The office is well-​managed with courteous callback information provided by Kelly. This business came recommended to us by professional musicians and music educators and boy were they correct!!!
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Great service, very responsive to my questions/​changes before the day of the move, and very good move with a great deal of care. Moved piano from Noe Valley (down 3 stories of stairs) to Burlingame on a Saturday without any trouble.

Jacobson transfer came to the rescue with just 24 hours notice. The landlord needed us to move, and Jacobson very respectfully, efficiently, and professionally got our very heavy upright around a corner, down an awkward dirt path, over some bricks and into our moving truck so that we could drive it to the Salvation Army. I had the nicest experience with the receptionist, Kelly, who even tried to find a piano student who might want it, and made other suggestions for who might want it rather than have them move it, to save me money if possible. What an incredibly ethical company! Everything went without a hitch, and no scratches to either the house or the piano. I 100% recommend this service. The movers showed incredible care, even explaining how to do knots that can easily be untied!

From a customer service perspective their receptionist is fantastic! I have an older piano I need to find a new home for. The receptionist shared the shortlist of suggestions for donating the piano to another place in need. her suggestions were friendly and very welcome. This is above and beyond, because in reality I may not need her company’s services afterall.

These guys are awesome. They helped me last weekend with move my piano from Elk Grove to Alameda.
Bud is teaching his sons how to carry on his family business. They were all so nice, professional and ON TIME.
If I ever have to move a piano again, I will use Jacobson in a heartbeat.

Just this weekend my piano was moved by Jacobson Transfer, and I am impressed! They arrived on time, had my piano in the truck and were on their way to my apartment in about ten minutes. My boyfriend had gone to get gas before they arrived and wasn’t even back by the time they were gone! They beat us back to the East Bay from the Peninsula by five, ten minutes.
It is obvious they are very experienced. No hesitations, quick, smooth movements, and got it up the narrow stairwell to my apartment, into place, and the top and front piece back in place in about fifteen, twenty minutes all together from arrival. The communicated well with each other throughout the haul up the stairs, and we talked a bit about their history. My Baldwin Hamilton upright was no stranger to them.
Side note: I had everything measured out, and I did have some concerns with the narrow turn in the stairwell as they said it was unnecessary to visit the site based on the measurements. I asked a few times if they were sure, and they assured me it was nothing they couldn’t handle. It was truth!
My piano is in the exact condition from when they first picked it up. Only now I can play it everyday.
Thank you!

These guys were recommended by a piano technician friend and are fabulous. Fast, professional, friendly, and very reasonable. I called on Thursday and had my piano Saturday at noon. I can’t recommend them more highly!

These guys are the best! They are on time, the prices are reasonable, and they do careful work moving your piano. They’ve moved my spinet twice and have been awesome every time. I highly recommend them and will use no one else.

These guys are the best! I purchased a 7’6″ Yamaha C7 from out-​of-​state — before I did that they were able to come out and evaluate whether or not it could actually fit in through the door of the house. There’s a difficult 90-​degree bend in the front entry.
They were good enough to give me the odds and then said they’d do their best — turns out their best was good enough, and it needed to be to pull it off! The whole crew is great: professional, friendly and very experienced. I was so pleased I made a time-​lapse video of their work and posted it here:

I have used Jacobson three times. They are perfection!

Outstanding service — punctual, efficient, careful and professional. I would hire them again in a heartbeat.

In October of 2011 we had Jacobson move a baby grand from SF to Daly City. The pricing was reasonable and their performance was beyond reproach. They were both punctual and friendly. Even with two sets of stairs everything went very smoothly.
The assembly and set up was done quickly and without a hitch. We would not hesitate to use them again and highly recommend them to anyone interested in a quality move.

I recently moved my 6’7 Bösendorfer from Sunnyvale to SF with these guys. No problems. Punctual. Friendly. Very professional.
Brad (I believe) clearly loves pianos and gave the piano a little polish before leaving. I would trust these guys with my baby, if I ever have to move it again

Experts! My instrument was safe in their hands.
Piano was moved and put in place in my new residence in less than 30 minutes. It wasn’t going far but I was very impressed.
I won’t hesitate to call Jacobson Transfer again.

Called JT last month to move my upright from the peninsula to my new house in the south bay. They called 10 min before arriving for pickup and called again before arriving for the delivery as I had requested over the phone earlier. EXTREMELY punctual.
No damage to the piano or bench + competitive pricing + on-​time + polite. No complaints at all.

My piano is not a fancy thing — Serman Clay upright — but it has been with me since I was 4 years old (I am now almost 40!). I was very nervous about moving it from San Francisco. Jacobson Transfer was great from beginning to end. Kelly was so comforting, friendly, and accomodating while we set up the move date. And the guys were so efficient! They really knew what they were doing. Less than ten minutes the piano was out of our second story flat. I hope they see this, «Thank you so much for a great experience.» I highly recommend them!

I just purchased a piano from a private party and Jacobson Transfer moved this piano for me. From the beginning to end, I am definitely impressed by their professionalism and how they take great care of the piano as well as the surroundings. They are also the nicest guys, too! The lady at Jacobson transfer who scheduled the move for me was very, very helpful and also accommodated some last minute changes and I really appreciate that. To top it off, not only they helped me move the piano, they also helped me move the Tansu chest that I picked up on the same day… I agree with all the other Unilocalers that they are the best!

These people have moved my 7′ Steinway several times and they are the BEST!
The whole operation is flawless & anyone with a beloved instrument like a grand piano knows how important peace of mind is… they also have storage.

These guys have moved my 100 year old Chickering Concert Grand (7.5′) twice, once from Palo Alto to San José and then from San José to Santa Clara. They are consummate professionals who only move pianos. They are very professional, show up on time, take great care with the instrument and are reasonably priced.
They are also very friendly people who obviously take great pride in their work. And, when three guys can look at a 1400 pound piano and not frown, I am impressed.

Ever tried moving a piano? I have… those suckers are very heavy. There should be strong man events for piano pulling. Why not! They weight just as much as small cars.
Recently, we sort of inherited a new baby piano (the square kind) and had to move it from 4 miles to our new house. The piano’s pervious resident had one flight of stair, containing about 13 steps. Moving a piano down any type of stairs can be tricky, however, Jacobson Movers over came this challenge with ease. With the help of their dolly and three giant men, Jacobson Movers carried the 500lbs + piano down the stairs and up into their moving truck (Truck had lowering a lowering tailgate, a must have device for any professional movers that makes transporting heavy equipment easier). When arriving at my house (promptly. might I add), the movers lowered the truck’s tailgate and pushed the piano into the house to my desired location.
The whole process took less than a hour. The price was around $ 200, which is considered a fair price for such a heavy object. Price goes up if you have more stairs.
Overall, I highly recommend Jacobson Movers with anyone with piano transportation needs.