Rental Scheme

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

Rental Scheme Features

• Rent a woodwind instrument from £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
Flute	£ 12.50 per month
Flute (with curved head)	£ 15.00 per month
Clarinet	£ 12.50 per month
Alto Saxophone	£ 25.00 per month
Tenor Saxophone	£ 30.00 per month
Oboe	£ 30.00 per month
Mini-Bassoon/MBsn PLUS+ (from...)	£ 30.00 per month
Tenoroon (details here)	£ 45.00 per month
Short-reach Bassoon	£ 60.00 per month
Bassoon	£ 40.00 per month
Carriage Charge (if applicable)	£ 15.95
(all prices include VAT)

 

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.