Piano Services
Piano moving, storage, and refinishing, rebuilding & cleaning — executed with precision and care, with one of our crew bringing 25+ years of piano moving experience.
- Moving
- Storage
- Refinishing, Rebuilding & Cleaning
Serving the Central Valley Since 1991
Welcome to
Nixon's Oak Tree House.
Piano moving, storage, refinishing — and restoration of the furniture and heirlooms that matter. Family-owned in Modesto since 1991.
Family-owned · Modesto, CA · Call any time
Est. 1991
Family-Owned
Central Valley, CA
Estimates Available
About Us
Two crafts. One workshop.
We specialize in delivering services tailored to your specific needs — whether it's piano repairs, maintenance, storage, or a skilled moving service, or that cherished heirloom from your great-grandmother that needs some tender loving care.
Furniture & Heirloom Restoration
Furniture stripping and restoration of your precious antiques and heirlooms — brought back to life with the utmost care and attention to detail.
- Furniture Stripping
- Antique & Heirloom Restoration
- Repair & Refinishing
What We Do
Find your service.
Everything the shop offers, grouped so you can go straight to what you need.
Piano Services
Furniture & Heirlooms
Areas We Serve
From our shop on Maze Blvd, across the Valley.
We're based in Modesto and work throughout Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties. Don't see your town? Call and ask — we travel.
Modesto
Piano moving, storage and furniture restoration from our own bench on Maze Blvd.
Turlock
Piano moves, storage and furniture restoration for Turlock homes and the university side of town.
Ceres
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Ceres, Keyes and the surrounding orchard country.
Stockton
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Stockton, from a Modesto shop that has made the drive for decades.
Riverbank
Piano moving, storage and furniture restoration for Riverbank and the Oakdale Road corridor.
Oakdale
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Oakdale and the ranch properties east of town.
Manteca
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Manteca, Lathrop and Ripon.
Merced
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Merced, Atwater and Livingston.
Patterson
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Patterson, Newman and the west side.
Ripon
Piano moving and furniture restoration for Ripon, Salida and Escalon.
Also serving
- Salida
- Newman
- Escalon
- Lathrop
- Tracy
- Atwater
- Livingston
- Hughson
- Waterford
- Keyes
The Family
Bob, Jenny, and Dick — still doing it by hand.
We've been in our shop on Maze Blvd since 1991. Bob runs the workshop alongside Jenny and Dick. Most of the work comes in by word of mouth — from neighbors, families, and customers who came back a second and third time. We move pianos across the Valley, refinish and rebuild old uprights and grands, and restore the heirlooms people don't trust to anyone else.
More about usTransformation Showcase
Before and after.
A few of the pieces that have come through the shop.
After
Piano — Refinished
After
Furniture — Restored
After
Pianos Wrapped for Storage
Currently For Sale
From our workshop, ready to go.
A restored baby grand and two solid-stone clocks looking for their next home.
Our Satisfied Clients
What customers say.
"I had tables and chairs refinished and some upholstery work done to the chairs and from start to finish Bob, Jenny and Dick at Nixon's Oak Tree House were friendly, responsive, so knowledgeable in their craft and reasonably priced. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again or recommend them to others!"
Erin M.
via Google
"Exceptional restoration on my mother's 1948 hope chest. It is now a family heirloom, thanks to Nixon's Oak Tree House!"
Sylvia McGowan
via Google
"I have a nearly 100-year-old Rand McNally globe that had been a fixture in my grandmother's house. Each and every element — the wooden stand, the brass meridian, the spinning mechanisms, the fading ink — was carefully planned and painstakingly executed. The result is simply stunning. Highest recommendation."
Chris Smith
via Google
"First class professional piano moving company. They gave me a three-hour window and were there as promised. Baby grand, two guys, in and out in 30 minutes. Don't try a job like that yourself."
Dale N.
via Yelp
"Took an old grandfather clock and turned it into a beautiful heirloom. They even protected and saved its historical record from 1803 written in pencil on the inside of the door. All of my kids want me to pass it down to them."
John YP G.
via Google
"Restored an antique wood rocking horse for me. It took four months of painstaking hard work and attention to detail. It's very rare to find craftsmen who enjoy their work and settle for nothing less than perfection."
Robert E.
via Yelp
Videos
Piano work, in motion.
From our workshop — piano restoration
The finished piano
Tell us what you have.
Send the details and a photo and we'll get back to you with a firm price.