Lyons to Detroit is 280 miles east on I-94 in about 4 hours 30 minutes, crossing Michigan’s industrial corridor through Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, and Ann Arbor before reaching Detroit’s older residential neighborhoods. The piano travels braced and padded in its own space on the truck for the entire run — Desmond Okafor’s crew loads it once in Lyons and the same crew unloads it in Detroit, with no handoff in between.
What makes this route specific
- The I-94 corridor through Michigan carries heavy freight-truck traffic year-round, which affects timing more than weather on most weeks
- Lake-effect snow bands off Lake Michigan can still reach the western stretch of this route near the state line in winter
- Detroit and Ann Arbor’s older housing stock often has the same narrow staircases and tight basement stairwells we’re used to working around in Lyons
| Piano Type | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Upright / Console Piano | $750-1000 |
| Baby Grand Piano | $950-1250 |
| Grand Piano | $1200-1550 |
| Full Concert Grand | $1550-1950 |
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