Bay Area Piano Specialists · Est. 1964

Your pianoin expert hands.

For sixty years, we've moved the Bay Area's pianos — over 50,000 of them, from spinets to concert grands. It's all we do, and no one does it with more care.

Get a free quote Call (510) 633-2828 ★★★★½ 4.5 · 76 reviews
Trusted since 196450,000+ pianos movedUprights to concert grandsClimate-controlled storageFully insured Trusted since 196450,000+ pianos movedUprights to concert grandsClimate-controlled storageFully insured
Who we are

A piano isn't furniture. It's a thousand moving parts, a family heirloom, an instrument that has to arrive in perfect tune. That's why, for three generations, we've moved nothing else.

Founded by Harry McCrea in 1964 and run with the same care today, McCrea's has safely carried more than 50,000 pianos across the Bay Area and beyond.

What we do

Pianos. Only pianos.

Specialists, not generalists — with the equipment, technique, and six decades of practice to prove it.

Local Piano Moving

Homes, studios, and stages across the Bay — up stairs, around tight turns, and through narrow doorways, without a scratch.

Long-Distance & Nationwide

Relocating out of the area? We crate, pad, and transport your piano anywhere in the country, safely.

Climate-Controlled Storage

Between homes or protecting an heirloom? Our insured, climate-controlled Oakland facility keeps your instrument in tune.

Concert Grands & Heirlooms

The valuable, the delicate, the irreplaceable — from nine-foot concert grands to the piano your grandmother played.

Tuners & Technicians

Six decades in, we know everyone. We'll refer you to trusted tuners, technicians, and refinishers to get it sounding right.
The details

Sixty years of getting the details right.

Ten thousand parts. Two hundred strings under twenty tons of tension. We know exactly what it takes to move one — and keep it whole.

A grand piano in an elegant room, moved by McCrea's
Why the Bay Area trusts us

The specialists other movers call.

“Greg was very responsive — and his crew was efficient, professional, and clearly knowledgeable.”— Laura L., Yelp

  • We move pianos and nothing else.

    Since 1964 — over 50,000 instruments. This is expertise you can't fake.

  • Careful with the piano and your home.

    Right technique, right equipment — protecting the instrument, your doorways, and your floors.

  • A hands-on owner.

    Greg answers the phone and stays in touch — “communication was constant and clear,” as one customer put it.

  • Insured storage, on hand.

    Our own climate-controlled facility — because sometimes the move needs a safe place to wait.

In their words

Six decades of five-star moves.

4.5★★★★½
76 reviews on Yelp
★★★★★

“The crew was punctual, professional, and handled my instrument with great care on both sides.”

Emily W.Yelp review
★★★★★

“Greg at McCrea's was amazing. Communication was constant and clear.”

Janice N.Yelp review
★★★★★

“Very professional, knowledgeable, friendly and efficient service.”

Sandrine V.Yelp review
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Where we move

Based in Oakland. Moving pianos across the Bay — and the country.

OaklandBerkeleySan FranciscoAlamedaPiedmontWalnut CreekMarinthe PeninsulaSan Josethe South Bay

Moving out of state? We transport pianos nationwide. Call and we'll walk you through it — free estimates, always.

Free estimate

Let's move your piano.

Tell us about your piano and where it's headed. We'll follow up with a clear, fair quote — no obligation.

(510) 633-2828
Mon–Fri · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · 715 66th Ave, Oakland

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