Forrests Music

Instrument Rentals

Rent a double reed, woodwind or brass instrument from the Berkeley shop — by the month, or on a school-year lease.

Choose your instrument family

Rates and minimum terms differ by family, so each has its own page. Double reeds carry their own terms — see that page before renting an oboe, English horn or bassoon.

Double reed rentalsOboe and bassoon by the month, and the orchestral doubles — English horn, oboe d'amore, bass oboe — by the week.Woodwind rentalsClarinet, flute, piccolo and saxophone, with school-year lease plans on Yamaha instruments.Brass rentalsTrumpet, trombone and single French horn, with school-year lease plans.

Month to month rentals

There is a three month minimum rental period. The initial payment of one month's rent is due at the beginning of the rental; subsequent monthly payments are charged to a credit card on the contract date. If an instrument is returned before the minimum period, a charge is made to fulfil it. A partial month is charged as a full month, without proration.

Rental and lease accounts

Credit must be established for every rent or lease account, even if you have rented from Forrests before. A credit report is obtained for all rent and lease customers. You will complete a Renter's Questionnaire and provide a California Driver's License with photo (or DMV-ID) showing your current address, plus a credit card in the same name — Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. A photocopy is made of your license.

Maintenance

Normal maintenance is included in the rent or lease price. Loaner instruments are not available, and rental charges continue while an instrument is in the shop.

Shipping

Shipping charges are additional. Shipment is by Second Day Air and the rented instrument must be returned the same way. If a return is delayed because it was sent by a slower class of service, an additional rental charge may be incurred. Forrests allows two days of free rental time each way to facilitate shipping.

All prices and conditions are subject to change without notice. The terms of the rent or lease contract supersede any conflicting information here.