The Violin Shop: Instrument Rentals

Rental
We carry all available sizes of violins, violas and cellos, including our custom built 1/16th cello modeled after the Suzuki “Nagoya” for our very youngest cellists. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

				Our Rental Outfits include: • The instrument, bow & shoulder pad. • Case or bag & identification tags. • Rosin & cleaning cloths. Learning to play a stringed instrument is a challenging endeavor. Quality instruments with the correct setup will make a substantial difference in a beginner’s ability to develop strong fundamental technique. Set-up includes planing the fingerboard, fitting the pegs, acoustically cutting the bridge, fitting the sound post, and installing top quality strings on a Whittner tailpiece that has four built-in fine tuners.

Renting

PRICES
Violin Rental Rate/ per 3 months - $75.00
Viola Rental Rate/ per 3 months - $90.00
Cello Rental Rate/ per 3 months - $120.00

INSURANCE
An optional "NO RISK" Insurance policy is available for an additional fee:
Violin or Viola $3/month
Cello $5/month

2011 RENTAL APPLICATION

Minimum 90 day rental:

Rental fees are billed automatically to a credit card every 90 days.
Two credit cards are appreciated to
be on file, in case initial card provided is declined. Please call us to update your information if there is a change in the expiration date or if you have changes in your address, phone numbers, credit cards, or are planning to return the instrument.
Please note that The Violin Shop does not send out billing reminder notices.

Rental Credit

If you wish to purchase the rental outfit you have:

First 6 months rental fees are applied 100%.
Additional month's rental fees are applied 50%, up to 1/2 the value of the instrument.
Please feel free to call for an exact quote with tax, if interested in purchase.

As your child grows, you may exchange your purchased rental instrument for a larger size of the same rental model at no additional charge.

(Charges for excessive damage excepted.)

If you wish to purchase an upgraded instrument:

First full year rental is applied 100% toward upgrade.
Additional month's rental fees are applied 50%, up to 1/2 the value of the instrument.
Please call to schedule an appointment to try out the wide range of upgrades available.

Trade-Back

As your skills progress our trade-back policy will keep pace. If you or your child have advanced beyond the limitations of your instrument or bow, we can help you find a new one that won't hold you back...without breaking the bank.

We will gladly trade back an instrument (from the original customer to whom the instrument was sold) toward the purchase of another instrument owned by The Violin Shop, which is of higher value.

We now have financing options available.
The trade back value will not exceed 50% of the price of the new instrument less any necessary repairs. We deduct from the value of traded instrument for cracks, scratches and other damage: in serious cases devaluation is necessary.

Note: Excessive scratches take a great deal of time to retouch and can be costly. Please do your best to minimize the amount of scratches on your instrument.

The trade-back policy also includes the following routine procedures at no cost:
Cleaning
Planing the fingerboard
Replacing the strings

The trade-back value on bows will not exceed 40% of the new bow, less any repair work needed.