Checkmate Piano Movers Reviews — Colorado Springs, CO
G 4.9★ from 28 verified Google & Yelp reviews by Colorado Springs customers.
Set our sales talk aside and hear it straight from the Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak households that have handed us a move. What you see beneath comes from genuine Checkmate customers leaving their thoughts on Google or Yelp: Broadmoor families with a concert grand, retirees paring down off Academy, Fort Carson households shipping out on orders, churches relocating an organ, and folks moving well past Colorado. Reviews like those are precisely why referrals and repeat callers keep Nathan’s schedule full.
Each one gets read. When a crew walks a baby grand down a Rockrimmon staircase and leaves the case without a mark, that crew gets told. When we miss the mark, we say so and set it right. Owning the outcome that way is the whole point of hiring a Colorado-licensed piano specialist rather than some anonymous app that grabs your order and disappears.
“We had a baby grand to bring down from the upper level of our Broadmoor place along with a full 2-bed, and Gideon's crew handled the piano beautifully, skid board, straps, the whole routine, not a scratch on the case or the stair rail. Where I'd hold back the fifth star: scheduling was a little loose, they landed closer to the back of the morning window than the front, so we lost an hour standing around. Once they got going the work was first-rate and the written price never moved.”
“Needed our upright moved from an Old Colorado City rental into a cottage up in Manitou, narrow porch steps on both ends. I called three movers and Checkmate was the only one who talked about a skid board and humidity instead of just 'yeah we can grab that.' Two guys, padded it, walked it down the stoop slow, and tucked it into the new front room. Worth every dollar to know the piano was in real piano hands.”
“Our Manitou Springs place is on one of those streets where a big truck barely fits, and the crew handled it like they'd done it a hundred times. They wrapped the furniture, took the old narrow staircase a piece at a time, and rebuilt both beds at the new house. Nathan had quoted a flat number after walking through, and that was exactly what I paid at the end, no creep. Genuinely good people.”
“Small studio over in Briargate, and honestly I felt a bit silly booking a piano-specialist crew for something that fit in one room. They gave it full attention regardless. A pair of movers had me loaded and settled into the new spot in under three hours, careful with my turntable and bike, and the flat rate came in honest with nothing added at the close. Smooth from beginning to end.”
“Four bedrooms in the Old North End, a basement packed with years of accumulation, and a couple of antiques that had me on edge. Nathan came by and went through the entire house before quoting a number, and come moving day the crew simply ran the show. Doorframes padded, a heavy dresser and a marble-top table carried up out of the basement without grazing a single wall, and every item placed where it went before they pulled out. The finest moving crew we've put to work in the Springs, no contest.”
“Checkmate moved my one-bedroom up in Rockrimmon and the whole thing was painless. The pair of movers were friendly, treated my stuff with respect, and finished ahead of what I'd planned for. Because the rate was locked in writing beforehand, there was no math to argue over at the end and no surprise line item. Glad I went with them.”
“Our congregation out near Stetson Hills needed an electronic organ relocated when we moved to a new building, and I had no idea who even does that. Checkmate did, and clearly they'd done it before. They detached what needed detaching, crated the console, kept the pedalboard and bench together, and reassembled the whole thing in the new sanctuary so it was ready for Sunday. Professional and respectful the entire time.”
“Getting my father out of his Cheyenne Mountain home of thirty years and into something smaller wore on him, and I half expected a crew that would race to fill the truck and leave. What we got was the opposite: patient, no rushing, real help deciding what would fit, and the new rooms arranged before they drove off. His old spinet, which he cares about more than any of the furniture, got its own careful treatment. They made a heavy week noticeably lighter for us.”
“We have a concert grand and were moving up to Monument, and the catch was a March cold snap with fresh snow on Monument Hill the morning of. Gideon's crew took the legs and lyre off, skidded the body, and crated it properly, then drove the grade slow and easy. It arrived perfect, and they were honest that I'd want to let it acclimate and get it tuned after the altitude and dry air settled in. You can tell pianos are what they actually do.”
“We hauled from Black Forest up to Denver, and the thing I valued was one team the whole way, the guys who packed us in the Springs were also the guys unloading at the new place, never a carrier I hadn't met. Their binding number held to the dollar. One star comes off because the morning of delivery I ended up phoning them for a time window that I'd assumed they would volunteer. Setting that aside, the crew was steady and every box came off intact. Fair value given the miles.”
“Our 2-bed condo out in Falcon got moved with zero fuss. The crew arrived on schedule, kept things orderly, and were just as mindful at the new unit as the old one. They wrapped the TV and a glass-top table in extra padding, and the price on paper matched what Carla had told me to the cent. No complaints from me, and I'd call them back without thinking twice.”
“Three-bed move up the pass to Woodland Park in February, so snow and ice on US-24 the entire drive. The crew didn't flinch, kept everything strapped tight on the grade and went slow on the slick driveway. On time, well-organized, and gentle with the house throughout. The flat rate being settled beforehand meant no back-and-forth at the finish, and not a single upsell attempt. Highly recommend them.”
“We sold our Fountain house before the new one was ready and needed our upright held somewhere safe in the meantime. Checkmate moved it into a climate-controlled unit, which they explained matters a lot here because the dry air can be rough on a piano, and held it about six weeks before redelivering it to us in perfect shape. The storage cost was right there in writing with the move, no surprise second bill. Couldn't have asked for better.”
“Full house in Security-Widefield with a spinet piano along for the ride, and as a Fort Carson family on PCS orders we needed it to go clean. Carla scheduled around our report dates, the crew turned up squared away, and the spinet got the same treatment as everything else, padded and strapped with not a single mark. For a household working off a military budget, a fixed written number was a genuine relief. Anyone at Carson, give them a call.”
“Our Cimarron Hills job paired a baby grand with an ordinary 2-bed, and naturally there was snow on the ground that morning. The crew salted and laid boards across the icy walk before wheeling the piano out, pulled the legs and skidded the body, and got it loaded without a scuff. Everything else in the house felt easy next to that. They even reminded us to let the grand settle and have it tuned once it adjusted to the new room. Total pros.”
“Just needed our upright moved from Palmer Lake down into town, but it was the week after Christmas and bitter cold. Two of Checkmate's guys came out, padded it head to toe, and walked it down our porch steps and up into the new place without any drama. They clearly knew what they were doing with the instrument, not just muscling it like ordinary furniture. Fair price, on time, done right.”
“Three-bed in Gleneagle, done just before the holidays on a frigid morning, and the crew still moved quick. Some of our furniture is old and means the world to us, and every piece was handled with care, the beds disassembled and rebuilt at the new house. The figure Nathan put on the estimate was the figure on the final bill, nothing added at the end. We wouldn't hesitate to use them again.”
“Only a studio out toward Peyton, a small job by any measure, yet the two movers gave it real attention all the same. Easy to work with, mindful of my bookshelf and TV, and finished quicker than I'd figured. The price stayed flat with no add-ons, and they took the December ice on the road in stride without a word of complaint. Much appreciated.”
“Solid move on our four-bedroom near Garden of the Gods. The crew was careful and the price was fair, right in line with the quote. My one complaint is a scuffed wall corner from a tall dresser going through a doorway. What I'll give them, though, is they pointed it out to me themselves rather than hoping it slipped by, and the office followed up to set it right. Honest people, one small ding on what was otherwise a smooth day.”
“One-bedroom near Pulpit Rock, moved into a third-floor unit with one tight stairwell. Devon had the building's elevator booked in advance, so the crew never lost momentum, and the two movers were quick and careful with my furniture on those turns. The flat rate was honest and there was nothing extra waiting at the end. Smooth all around.”
“Our small chapel up off Skyway was relocating and we had a sizable pipe-style console organ to move, which I'd been told flatly by two other companies they wouldn't touch. Checkmate did it without hesitation. They crated the console, kept the bench and pedalboard with it, padded everything for the grade down the hill, and set it up cleanly at the new space. Real specialists, and a relief to find them.”
“My mother lived in her Patty Jewett house for decades, and moving her into assisted living hit the whole family hard. The crew picked up on that immediately, gave her room and never rushed her, and treated her china and old framed photos with the gentleness you'd want for a relative's keepsakes. The things she decided to let go of, they carted away for her. A truly difficult week became a good deal easier because of them.”
“We moved a concert grand into a downtown Colorado Springs loft, which meant a freight elevator, a tight corridor, and a turn I was sure the piano wouldn't make. Gideon walked it first, measured, took the lid and legs down, skidded the body, and threaded it through like he'd mapped it move by move. Not a mark on the instrument or the building. If you own a real piano, these are the only people I'd let near it.”
“Moved our household from Flying Horse over to Denver. The clincher for me was a single team the whole distance, the same faces loading in the Springs were the ones setting boxes down in Denver. They locked in a binding price and the invoice matched it exactly, no extra, and the truck rolled in comfortably inside the window. Nothing went missing or got damaged. Just hardworking, honest folks.”
“Our 2-bed condo move over in Wolf Ranch came off without a hitch. The crew turned up on time, stayed organized, and were respectful of both the old place and the new one. They gave our framed art and a glass cabinet extra wrapping, and the price on paper held exactly as Carla quoted it. Zero gripes, would happily rebook.”
“Three-bed move that stayed inside Ivywild, handled the right way. They came on time, worked in an orderly way, and treated the old place gently throughout. What I liked best was having the flat rate down in writing beforehand, which meant no negotiating once the job wrapped, and nobody pushed a single add-on. I'd send anyone I know their way.”
“We were renovating our Peregrine home and needed our baby grand out of the way and stored safely for a couple of months. Checkmate crated it, moved it into a climate-controlled unit, and walked us through why that matters in this dry air so the instrument wouldn't dry out. When the work was done they brought it back and reset it perfectly. The storage figure was written right into the original quote. Excellent service.”
“Full house near University Park up by UCCS, spinet piano included. The move itself was solid, the crew was careful with the piano and our furniture, and the flat rate was exactly what we agreed on. My one gripe is the morning got off to a slow start, the truck arrived later in the window than I'd hoped and I had to call the office to confirm timing. Once they were rolling they worked hard and finished clean, so four stars and I'd still use them again.”
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