Instrument Rental Process
**School Instruments are Limited!! They are given out, first come, first served at the Instrumental Music Open House. If you cannot attend the open house, email me (akonopka@wcpss.net) immediately in order to reserve an instrument. Once I run out of instruments, students are required to rent.
I highly recommend you RENT, not buy, from a music shop. I do not recommend ebay or Amazon. Instruments from these vendors are usually very poor quality, unstable, unpredictable, and result in an unsatisfactory playing experience for the student.
Some of the perks for renting an instrument include:
- insurance coverage for damage
- free size exchanges as your child grows
- opportunities for upgrades
Recommended Music Shops for rentals:
4911 Waters Edge Dr #200a, Raleigh, NC 27606
Garner (919) 329-6069 - 2566 Timber Dr, Garner, NC 27529
Raleigh (919) 872-1601 - 5950 Poyner Village Pkwy F101, Raleigh 27616
Cary (919) 854-0024 - 426 Crossroads Blvd, Cary 27518
*Montgomery Violins (sells all instruments)
509 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27603
If you wish to order online, please consider:
Prelude and Amadeus Instruments
Higher quality: Danube and Vienna
Allegro and Etude Instruments
Sizing
As your student grows, the instrument should grow too!
Violin & Viola
Cello
Bass
Sources: Johnson String Company; Mrs. Radspinner