recommendation for sax instrument hire?

[Tanza]

My teenage son is keen to learn the sax but I don't want to buy an instrument until we see how he gets on - can anyone recommend somewhere I could hire one please? Or if someone has one that their child has cast off - perhaps I could have a long loan and we'd pay you instead?

Thank you!

[Sqiggles]

We used Sax.co.uk - but be warned that the hire cost is not cheap and it quickly becomes cheaper to buy it.

[KalamityKel]

Not the best selections of saxes but... https://www.howarth.uk.com/rental.aspx

Do not be fooled by thinking they're just a double reed (oboe/bassoon etc) special ist, they have a big section devoting to saxes too. I've not used Howarth's for rental and have not been in a while but they offer great advise and customer service to those in the know and complete novices.

[Tanza]

Thank you very much to you both, much appreciated.

[nunheadmum]

Also ask at South London Music in Grove Vale (www.slmusic.co.uk). They deal with lots of kids from the Saturday music school at Goose Green and I'm sure they do instrument rental.

Failing that, for specialists, I'd second Howarth's. I've bought a couple of saxes there and always had good service despite being fairly amateur.

[Tanza]

Thank you - much appreciated nunheadmum