Rental Program Overview

• Quality Instruments and accessories that meet your teacher's specifications
• Affordable and easily managed interest free rent-to-own contracts
• In-house repair and replacement service
• Web site on-line services
• Flexible application of accrued rental payments
• The Houston area's most "complete independent violin shop"

The Program Basics

The Fishburn Violin Shop offers a Rent-to-Own program that provides an instrument to the beginning student that meets or exceeds the standards required by the music education teacher and student. Our dedication to matching the student to the instrument insures that the student's efforts and advancement are optimized.

Benefits of Our Program:

• The rent-to-own contract can be cancelled at any time, with no penalty fees, by returning the instrument to the retail outlet Size changes within the same category level of the instrument can be accomplished with no change in the contract agreement for monthly fees or total cost of the instrument
• Size changes to a different category level of the instrument or type of instrument can be accomplished with a new contract and all basic monthly fees paid in will be deducted from the total price of the new level of instrument. Example: your child switches from Violin to Cello
• Monthly payments (less replacement and maintenance fees and tax) apply toward the purchase of the instrument on the contract
• Monthly payments (less tax) accrue as rental allowance that can be applied during the term of the contract towards the purchase of a step up instrument
• After the contract terminates and the instrument is paid in full, the buyer may trade in the instrument for a higher quality instrument and receive 75% of the original contract value of the instrument.
  
  Service includes:
  • Convenient automatic debiting of monthly lease charges from Credit Card or Banking Facilities
  • Monthly Statements with approved credit and security deposit
  • Convenient on-line change request
  • Weekly visits to educational programs
  • On-site full repair or replacement program

The Levels of Instruments

Basic: These are hand selected used instruments set up to meet your teachers' specifications at our most affordable rental rate.

Deluxe: These are hand selected new instruments which are set up in our shop to the exact specifications of your teacher and set the standard for quality. These instruments represent a "best value" choice and the level most often recommended by area teachers.

Premium: These are full size new instruments that reflect the highest quality rental available in our inventory. It is designed for the student that requires the full size and the parent that prefers the highest quality rental for their child. These are set up in or shop to the exact specifications of your teacher.

The Maintenance and Replacement Policy

The Fishburn Violin Shop will maintain the instrument on a current contract in excellent playing condition. This includes necessary adjustment, string replacement, bow rehair or replacement and bridge and peg replacement. The instrument case is not covered unless defective.

In addition, Fishburn Violin Shop will replace the rented instrument with like kind from the same category level should the instrument be lost due to theft, fire or flood with appropriate documention of loss. Appropriate documentation will be a copy of a local police report or school security report. There is no deductible fee.

The Fishburn Violin Shop Guarantee

"You will be treated with honesty and integrity at every level of service we offer and we will adhere to providing the highest quality of products and service to you, your child and your teacher's program"
                                                                                                                                                                                          — Dean Fishburn