Musical Instrument Hire

Quality Instruments. Simple Monthly Hire — The UK’s Simple Solution for Instrument Hire.

We aim to make it simple…

At Musical Instrument Hire, we make it easy for students, schools, and beginners across the UK to access high-quality instruments without the upfront cost of buying. From violins and cellos to pianos, guitars, and brass instruments, our wide range of instruments suits every age and skill level. 

Every hire comes with professionally checked instruments, cases, bows, and accessories where needed, with UK-wide delivery and flexible swap options. 

Whether you’re looking for a short-term hire or a longer-term arrangement, we provide affordable and reliable solutions to get you or your students playing quickly.

Instruments Available for Hire

We offer musical instrument hire across all major families, including violins, violas, cellos and double basses, as well as woodwind instruments such as flutes, clarinets, oboes and saxophones. Our brass instrument rental range includes trumpets, trombones, cornets and horns, alongside guitars, orchestral percussion and more.

Musical Instrument Hire for Beginners, Students & Schools

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.Whether you’re just starting out, learning at school, or part of a community orchestra, our musical instrument hire service makes it simple to get the right instrument.

We cater to beginners, students, and schools across the UK, providing expert advice, high-quality instruments, and flexible rental options.
From first-time learners to experienced musicians, our hire plans ensure everyone has access to the perfect instrument without the upfront cost of buying.

Instruments Available for Hire and Rental

We offer a wide range of instruments for hire and rental across the UK. Our collection includes:

  • String instruments: violins, violas, cellos, double basses
  • Woodwind instruments: flutes, clarinets, oboes, saxophones
  • Brass instruments: trumpets, trombones, French horns, cornets
  • Percussion and orchestral instruments
  • All our instruments are carefully maintained and regularly checked by our workshop, ensuring a high-quality playing experience for every student and musician.

Why Choose Our Musical Instrument Rental Service

Our musical instrument rental service stands out for its reliability, quality, and flexibility:
  • Nationwide delivery across the UK
  • Expert setup and maintenance for every instrument
  • Free advice on choosing the right size and type
  • Flexible hire periods to suit beginners, schools, and professionals
Whether you need an instrument for a term, a year, or longer, our service is designed to make musical instrument hire easy and worry-free.

Flexible Instrument Hire Plans with Nationwide Delivery

We understand that every musician’s needs are different. That’s why we offer flexible hire plans:
  • Short-term or long-term rentals
  • size swaps for growing students
  • Fast and safe UK delivery
  • Option to extend or upgrade instruments at any time
Our goal is to make musical instrument hire simple, convenient, and affordable for everyone, no matter where you are in the UK.

Musical Instrument Hire FAQs

How does musical instrument hire work?

You choose the instrument you want, select your hire plan, and we deliver it to you anywhere in the UK. We also provide guidance and support throughout the rental period.

For beginners or students, rental is often the most cost-effective choice, allowing access to quality instruments without the large upfront cost.

Yes! Our hire plans include free size swaps and upgrades to ensure the instrument always fits your needs.

Absolutely. We supply instruments for school bands, music departments, and orchestras across the UK with flexible bulk hire plans.

We offer short-term or long-term hire plans, tailored to beginners, students, and professionals alike.

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Rated 4.9/5 | 698 Reviews verified by RaveCapture
Victoria Fennell

Knowledgeable, friendly, personal services. Excellent quality of instruments. Flexible terms. Would recommend.

2026-01-12 11:03:54
Courtney Bishop

Easy to use service and fast delivery. I would use again! Thank you.

2026-01-12 08:40:27
Doug Heming

Great service throughout

2026-01-11 15:18:37
Alex Surman

I called for advice and couldn’t have asked for a more friendly and helpful service. Super speedy delivery. Thank you!

2026-01-11 00:08:39
Fay White

Excellent service , great communication, quick delivery , very well packaged and high quality cello and bow. Would highly recommend at a reasonable price too

2026-01-10 23:50:36
Kirsty Osbourne

Really impressed, I hired a Cello for my son. It was quick and simple, and the Cello is a very good quality instrument.

2026-01-08 19:32:53
Darren Molloy

Great Experience with the Musical Instrument Hire Co. Great communication and fast delivery. Great service

2026-01-07 16:46:22
Lucy Barnard

Couldn't have been more helpful. Thank you so much - I could not recommend more highly!

2026-01-07 12:23:18
Anneka Beason

I hired a saxophone for my son who is 10 and just starting to learn it, I have no experience of a saxophone so I had a lot of questions. I got all the help and advice in choosing the best saxophone for him and how to look after it.i would definitely recommend their services

2026-01-07 06:12:26
Lucy Brand

Musical Instrument Hire Co. are brilliant! The staff were super helpful on the online chat and made everything about hiring my banjo really easy to understand. The prices are very reasonable, it arrived quickly and was packaged really well. I’m absolutely loving playing my banjo and would totally recommend them to anyone who wants to try learning an instrument without spending loads upfront.

2025-12-12 16:39:04
Gemma Austin

Great service. Hire the violin for daughter’s lessons. Violin is in excellent condition. Would highly recommend.

2025-12-04 09:04:44
Sara Sirai

zero complaints, flute is in excellent condition, no problem with shipping, seriously cant complain might rent another instrument soon. many thanks for such a wonderful service!!

2025-12-01 16:19:22
Murad Sheikh

Excellent hastle free and very informative support/sales services. recommend to any musical enthusiast

2025-11-30 01:48:10
Francesca Zicchi

Excellent customer service and speedy delivery

2025-11-29 18:35:35
Vera Huang

Very good quality and service!

2025-11-29 18:12:38
Robin Hall

Excellent experience. My wife wanted to try learning a new musical instrument but didn't want to risk buying something expensive just in case it didn't work out. It didn't. However, the used instrument we hired was in excellent condition and the service gave us the flexibility to try it out. I'd highly recommend this service.

2025-09-24 13:49:02
Glenn Noble

Received a brand new instrument in hard case, very useful. The service was very flexible and accommodated my request to change dates due to additional gigs without issue. Will use again.Regards, Glenn Noble

2025-09-23 16:58:55
Sally James

Excellent customer service

2025-09-22 20:33:11
Rachel Morrison

Good service and a lovely starter instrument provided

2025-09-21 17:18:08
Adrian Theze

I have an excellent quality Yamaha clarinet on hire and at a very affordable price per month. It's been a pleasure learning to play with this instrument. I received it quickly and the service has been superb.

2025-09-21 09:23:41
Allison Hall

Very easy to hire and quick delivery. The company and service is absolutely perfect, exactly what I needed. Would recommend to anyone

2025-09-20 22:07:57
Jim Ashbridge

Great choice of instruments to hire with competitive prices. Delivery was fast and the instrument and amp arrived in perfect condition. Collection at the end of the rental was also convenient. Two small issues to note for future improvement: - The provided guitar lead was not the best and a better quality one would probably not cost much more. Also, I did not receive a confirmation that the instrument was received back in acceptable condition. It would be nice to receive this so that the customer knows that there are no issues.

2025-09-20 08:46:58
Claire Harris

the hardest part was finding where to go on the site!

2025-09-17 08:40:13
Louise McFerran

super easy, violin arrived on the day I asked for, even nicely in tune!

2025-09-17 08:37:36
Josh Stanger

Great experience

2025-09-17 05:53:05
Kerry Moore

Wonderful instrument and a great service

2025-09-17 03:53:57
Emma Ryder

Excellent, the instrument is in top condition.

2025-06-19 16:01:02
Lucia Moradiellos

I had a fantastic experience with Musical Instrument Hire Co. The delivery was prompt and well-coordinated, arriving exactly when promised. The violin itself was in excellent condition—beautifully set up, clean, and ready to play straight out of the case. It’s clear they take great care in maintaining their instruments. Highly recommended.

2025-06-15 20:09:09
Sunil Karwasra

I am very pleased with customer service I was bit in a tricky situation but my issue was resolved in an very efficient way . Iam very impressed.

2025-06-15 17:40:21
Shubh Joshi

Smooth process, good prices and the rental process works very nicely. The people here clearly care about musicians.

2025-06-14 05:20:53
Biju Dhyaneish Veluchamy

Ordering process was easy. Instrument arrived quickly. The instrument was damaged in transit as there was not enough protection. The support team were helpful in making note of the damage and reassuring that it wouldn't affect the performance or quality of the instrument. If not for the damage I would have given 5 stars!

2025-06-11 11:24:05
Aimilia Chatzilia James

excellent service helpful staff immediate reply and excellent product

2025-06-11 11:18:40
Anna Edwards

Great service!! Ordered the flute and were able to collect a day later. Very efficient!

2025-06-11 10:45:26
Alistair Charles

Excellent service. High quality instrument

2025-06-11 10:02:17
Andrew Downs

Great service, and lovely quality instrument. Would definitely recommend.

2025-06-11 09:49:58
Kathleen Nicholson

Always such helpful staff, and the hiring the flute is very easy, no problems at all. Instrument in perfect condition. Highly recommended.

2025-06-11 09:08:02
Puneet Sharma

Excellent service. Rapid and very responsive.

2025-06-08 17:02:38
Jade McGee

Easy to use service and happy with my instrument.

2025-06-08 15:47:11
Raquel Sanchez Windt

Fantastic service

2025-06-08 11:55:14
Kim Goodger

❤️

2025-06-05 14:44:29
Peter Dobbing

Was happy to receive the viola I'd chosen. The instrument was dispatched quickly and I'm very pleased with its quality for the price. Was thinking of hiring an intermediate violin too but all instruments appear to be out of stock unfortunately.

2025-06-04 13:53:54
Pete Withers-Jones

A zero hassle way to hire equipment. Delivered promptly, the guitar and amp was great, and returning it at the end of the hire period was really easy. Recommended.

2024-12-13 14:50:57
claire molnar

Clarinet had a miinor issue on one key. Dealt with quickly and returned in only a few days. Very happy with service.

2024-10-29 20:01:45
Peter Conboy

Prompt service

2024-10-26 11:50:53
Adrian Bell

Excellent service.

2024-10-26 10:18:59
Lily May

It’s a well maintained and immaculate cello. It was delivered promptly to my house. My grandson enjoys playing this cello.

2024-10-23 20:49:59
Abigail Coghill-Smith

The instruments arrived quickly and are good quality. The process of hiring was quick and easy.

2024-10-23 12:25:28
Bruno Menghini

Very easy process and the instrument is fantastic

2024-10-23 08:18:27
Georgina Blenkinsop

Beautiful high quality trumpet sent for my son we will definitely consider the purchase option after a few months!

2024-10-23 07:31:54
Ashley King

Great service

2024-10-22 12:52:32
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