Jay Haide à L'Ancienne

Rental package includes: an instrument, bow, case, rosin, cleaning cloth and humidifier. Every instrument is set up here in the shop with hand-carved bridges and sound posts, as well as custom-adjusted fingerboards and pegs.

Yes! We are proud to offer an equity program for our students and their families to work toward purchasing their instrument. Some more information on our equity program: • Equity is awarded the first month of rental. • Equity percentage is 100% of rental payments before tax and maintenance fee. • The maximum amount of equity that can be used is equal to up to 50% of the purchase price of any one instrument owned by Grand Rapids Violins. • Equity cannot be combined or split. • Monthly rental payments will continue until the instrument is purchased or returned.

Renters who are actively renting and are ready for the next size of instrument may trade their current rental instrument for the next size at no charge. Please let us know as far in advance as possible so we can ensure we have the necessary size available. If you purchase a fractional size instrument from us, GRV will trade your instrument toward the next size up. The trade in value of the original instrument will be its full value minus any depreciation due to damage or abnormal wear/use.

That depends on your situation. We're happy to chat with you about your needs and help you think about what makes the most sense for you. For smaller, fractional sized instruments for beginning players, it often makes more sense to buy, rather than rent, an instrument. Renters who wish to rent fractional sized instruments may reach the 50-percent equity cap before they reach a full size instrument. For this reason, we encourage parents to purchase the instruments and trade them in toward larger sizes as necessary. This saves the renter money in the long run, especially in families where instruments can be handed down to younger siblings. GRV will accept fractional instruments originally purchased from GRV in trade toward the next size. The trade in value of the original instrument will be its full value minus any depreciation due to damage or abnormal wear/use.

Our comprehensive maintenance program for rental instruments includes: ◦ gluing open seams, adjustments to bridges, sounds posts and pegs. (value: $90-$150) ◦ a yearly bow rehair. Renters may request more frequent rehairs at their expense. (value: $75-$82.50) ◦ a new set of standard strings once per year at the customer's request, or when they go false or break. Renters may pay the retail difference if they wish to upgrade to nicer strings. (value: $40-$350) ◦ yearly checkup Please inform GRV immediately when maintenance is required. Procrastinating on these maintenance issues can damage the instrument, and the renter is responsible for any repair costs resulting from maintenance neglect.

Here are the standard strings we use on our rental instruments: Violin, 1/2 and under: Caprice Prelude Violin, 3/4 and 4/4: Haide L'ancienne Dominant or Evah Pirazzi Viola, 15” and larger: Dominant or Evah Pirazzi Cello, 1/4 and under: Caprice Prelude Cellom 1/2 Caprice, 3/4 Haide 101: Helicore Cellom 4/4 Haide L'ancienne: Larsen A/D, Spirocore G/C

Rental payments will be automatically charged to the credit card on file on the fifth of each month.