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Instrument Rentals

Offering you high-quality student instruments at a low monthly fee, our rental instruments are set-up and ready to play!

Our national rental fleet has violin, viola and cello outfits available in all sizes. Basses are only available for local rental in Tucson, AZ. Participation in our rental program requires the following:
  1. A Mastercard, Visa, or Discover credit card. This is required for the initial payment and will remain on file. Each monthly rental fee will be charged to this card.
  2. Your home telephone number and alternative telephone number.
  3. Name and contact information of a close relative.
  4. Initial pre-payment of three months of rental fees.

Rental Instrument Outfit
Our rental program
features high-quality
student instruments


Why Rent?

  1. The Southwest Strings rental program gives you the chance to get an instrument quickly, at a low initial expense. This is especially important if you are not sure of your child's long-term interest in playing a stringed instrument.
  2. Relieves you of the stress to financially commit to a purchase before being ready.
  3. By renting, you can continue upgrading instrument sizes until your child has reached a size that they will be able to play for an extended period of time. This is valuable for younger students who may need to upgrade instrument sizes more than once a year.

Orchestral stringed instruments com in different sizes
Rental instruments can
be traded in for larger
sizes as your child grows


Southwest Strings Rental Advantage

The benefits of our rental program are:
  1. All rental instruments are professionally adjusted by our in-house luthiers.
  2. All outfits include a bow, case and rosin.
  3. You may return or exchange an instrument outfit at any time. A return may be subject to loss of the non-refundable initial payment.
  4. We provide telephone customer service during normal business hours if you encounter any issues with your rental.
  5. A renter's credit program, which means your rental dollars are an investment!
    This exciting component of our rental program allows you to apply the first five months of your monthly fees towards a stringed instrument purchase. Using your "Renter's Credit", you may decide to buy your current rental or upgrade to any other instrument that we carry.

High-quality, professional shop-adjustment
All our rental instruments
are professionally setup
to ensure excellent
playability and tone


Rental Program Details

Rental Rates
Instrument Monthly Rate Insurance* Initial Payment**
Violin $ 19.00 $ 5.24 $ 72.72 + shipping
Viola $ 23.00 $ 5.28 $ 84.40 + shipping
Cello $ 31.00 $ 7.38 $ 115.14 + shipping
Bass (Tucson only) $ 50.00 $ 10.00 $ 180.00
*Instrument insurance is mandatory outside Tucson and optional within Tucson.

**The initial (non-refundable) payment is comprised of:
  1. First three months of rental fees.
  2. First three months of insurance (optional in Tucson).
  3. Applicable shipping costs. For more information about rental shipping charges, see our shipping rate information.

You can use our online rental form to start the rental process or below is a downloadable version of our Rental Agreement in PDF (Portable Document File) format. In order to display or print this agreement, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later.
Download our one page printable Rental agreement. Rental Agreement

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We will make your child's musical experience enjoyable and fulfilling.
The right rental instrument
will make your child's
musical experience
enjoyable and fulfilling


For more information on our rental program, please see our Frequently Asked Questions, visit our retail store location or call our rentals department at (520) 624-9390, ext 211.