Welcome to Midwest String Rentals!
Get the Right Start
Any string student needs three things to get the right start and maintain momentum: a good teacher, plenty of encouragement, and a quality instrument, properly set up. At Midwest String Rentals, we understand the importance of making the most of your child’s first steps in his or her musical life, whether developing the foundation of a satisfying musical career or embarking on a lifelong love of the arts.
Simply stated, you will find the best stringed instruments, set up to the best specifications, as well as the best service standards in the Chicago area at Midwest String Rentals.
Our Instruments
Midwest String Rentals is proud to offer high-quality rental violins, violas, and cellos. Hand-made of premium maple and spruce, our instruments are crafted with workmanship normally found in those costing much more. Additionally, Midwest String Rentals setups—custom-fitting the pegs, soundpost, and bridge—are done to exacting standards in our own shop. All instruments are test-played and adjusted for optimal tone quality.
What’s Included with Your Rental?
Each rental instrument comes in a case along with the proper bow and rosin. Our standard bow is a Midwest String Rentals brazilwood bow, which provides superior tone. As players ourselves, we understand how important the right strings are to the playability and sound of an instrument. Instruments come with high-quality strings, the same brands used by professionals. We sell replacement strings at competitive prices.
Our Guarantee
We are devoted to bringing our customers the highest quality and service standards at truly competitive rates. Should a problem occur with your rental instrument due to a defective item or setup, Midwest String Rentals will adjust, repair, or replace the instrument.
Rental Credit Toward Purchase
Our liberal equity-building program gives progressing students a range of options when they are ready to buy an instrument. Fifty percent of the first 24 months of rental fees may be credited toward the purchase of an instrument from us. Let us know if you would like to pursue this option.
