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| - I once played violin in elementary school. We moved around a lot and then I didn't have a orchestra in my new school and I didn't continue. I wasn't much advanced in it, it was just a few months in, but as an adult I regret not insisting my mom keep me in music.
I have been drawn to wanting a cello for years now and I was able to make the plunge into it without a huge upfront financial commitment!
Desert Strings has a great rental program!
They rent all the strings they carry (prices are on their site for each kind). I will be using a $1500 cello (with bow, bag, skid stand, rosin) for $35 a month for rent, $6 insurance and I had a $125 refundable deposit fee. They charge you in increments of 3 months at a time. You can also save by paying for a whole year at once. One great thing is that your rental fee is equity towards a instrument! The rental accrues as long as you rent so it isn't a rent to own. It doesn't stop when it hits your instruments value and you own it. You can decide on your current or get a different instrument in the shop. It's not tradable to different types though- if youre renting a cello, the equity is towards a cello and not other strings. The insurance covers all types of wear and tear on the instrument but also accidental damages too.
The service is great. Yambing was patient with all my questions about cellos an curiosities about other strings. He wasn't mean that I was rather shy of even trying out the cello after getting one really weak sound from a unstable bow stroke. I get really shy ever since I was told once I should quit while I'm ahead. He also gave me a card of a cello instructor he knows has openings and told me to feel free to give a call if I have questions or other instructor recommendations should that one not peg out. He told us to bring our violins in so he can assess if it's worth us restringing one that we got as a gift and a friend obtained one recently and so we need some violin help. We're music collectors and have already talked about grabbing a viola and a upright bass to complete our strings experience and based on how comfortable our experience is, I would think to go here before anywhere else for all our strings needs.
He was stringing and trying out a instrument shipment when we walked in so there's a standard of quality and hands on love to every instrument in his shop. Apparently they have a sister store in Ohio and this is their newer shop so it doesn't have everything yet. If it isn't here, it might be at their other shop and they can bring it over. They do sell vintage items too, but they're mostly still in Ohio. Most of their instruments are made by another sister company in China and are all handmade. It must be why they are able to give out a very competitive rate on their rentals. They also give you a better quality student instrument than what other more expensive rental place would have given me.
Just a note, we were rather confused if we were in the right place. You will not see a sign, but just a nondescript office building. When you pull into the back where the parking is, the store is not within the building, but is the separate bungalow building with a small sign just in the window.
I can see there is a lot of love here. Very glad I came! Thanks Bobby Y. for the recommendation!
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