Purchasing a piano is a major investment.  Even if you received a piano as a gift, it is a valuable treasure.  Piano owners have a responsibility to safety transport the musical instrument if they have to move.  Hiring skilled Piano Movers is worth the money even if you are on a budget.  A piano needs to be properly transported or it could be broken in transit.  Besides, pianos weigh hundreds of pounds and it would be difficult to find anyone who could move it.  For the few dollars it costs to hire a pro piano mover, you know your asset is covered.