Rental Scheme

Prices  How it works  How to Rent  Common Questions  The Small Print

Rental Scheme Features

• Rent a woodwind instrument from just £12.50 per month

• Continue for as long as you like (minimum 3 months)

• All maintenance included

• All instruments checked and ready to play

• Convenient monthly payments by Direct Debit

• Available throughout the UK

Prices
Flutes
Yamaha YFL211 flute*	£ 17.50 per month
Yamaha YFL211 flute* (with curved head)	£ 22.50 per month
Clarinets
Standard rental clarinet	£ 12.50 per month
New Buffet B12 clarinet	£ 16.50 per month
Buffet E13 clarinet (wooden body)	£ 34.00 per month
Buffet E13 A clarinet (wooden body)	£ 40.00 per month
Buffet E11 C or Eb clarinet (wooden body)	£ 40.00 per month
Saxophones
Alphasax Alto for younger beginners*	£ 30.00 per month
Yamaha YAS 275 Alto sax*	£ 30.00 per month
Yamaha YTS 275 Tenor sax*	£ 40.00 per month
Yamaha YAS 62 Alto sax*	£ 60.00 per month
Intermediate soprano sax	£ 30.00 per month
Intermediate bari sax	£ 100.00 per month
Oboes
Howarth Junior Oboe (for details about the new Junior Oboe click here)	£ 25.00 per month
(Instruments now in stock!)
Howarth Student Oboe	£ 30.00 per month
Howarth Intermediate Oboe	£ 40.00 per month
Howarth Graduate Oboe	£ 50.00 per month
Bassoons (small and large!)
Mini-Bassoon PLUS+ (for details about Mini-Bassoons click here)	£ 40.00 per month
Tenoroon (for details about Tenoroons click here)	£ 45.00 per month
Standard rental Bassoon	£ 40.00 per month
Short-Reach Bassoon	£ 60.00 per month
Graduate quality bassoon	£ 60.00 per month
Bassoons are popular! Unfortunately this means there is now a short waiting list for renting them. Please contact our bassoon dept for the latest information. E-mail or phone 020 7935 2407
Carriage Charge (if applicable)	£ 15.95
(all prices include VAT)
* or instrument of similar standard

 

How it works

 

The Howarth rental scheme helps you try an instrument at low cost. Pay for the first 3 months in advance, then monthly by direct debit. To finish renting, simply return the instrument at any time and pay nothing further.

 

How to rent

• By Web: Download our application form and post or fax to us in London. The rental documents will be posted to you. Sign them, and return them by post. There is a standard carriage charge of £15.95 for sending your instrument to you.
• In Person: at our London showrooms at 31-35 Chiltern Street, or from our new showroom at 19 Buckingham Road, Worthing, West Sussex. Please phone first to reserve your instrument. Please bring with you full bank details and proof of address (drivers license, domestic bill, bank statement etc). Please try and arrive before 4:45pm (3:30pm Saturdays)
  
• By other means: If you have any questions about the rental scheme, contact us and we will do our best to help. Should you wish to proceed, the documents can be posted to you. Sign them, and return them by post. There is a standard carriage charge of £15.95 for sending your instrument to you.

Common Questions

Maintenance of Rental Instruments

We will be happy to carry out all necessary servicing on instruments rented by us. This does not cover accidental damage, which is the responsibility of the hirer.

 

Insurance of Rental Instruments

You will need to arrange suitable insurance cover against loss and damage to the instrument as it is a condition of rental that the instrument is fully insured. We are happy to supply information regarding comprehensive annual insurance though Allianz Cornhill.

 

Can I buy the instrument I have been renting?

No. However if having rented an instrument from us, you wish to purchase a new instrument (either outright or on credit terms) we will deduct a sum equivalent to three months rental from the price.

 

When do I return the instrument?

You can return the instrument to us at any time to terminate the agreement, no notice is required. The agreement finishes when the instrument arrives back at our showroom. No further payments will be payable (excluding any arrears), however there will be no refund of any part of rental already paid. 

 

The Small Print

• Please download our full terms and conditions.
• This scheme is available for UK residents only.
• Minimum rental period is 3 month, there is no maximum period.
• We can only rent to persons over the age of 18.
• We reserve the right to refuse rental.
• Please click here for details of our complaints procedure.
• Written quotations are available on request.