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Prices shown are per-day, subject to the time multiplier charge shown below (i.e. discount for multiple days). External (non-student) users will also be charged 20% VAT.
Time multiplier charge (discount for multiple days)
Duration Multiplier 1 night × 1 2 nights × 1.25 3 nights × 1.5 4 nights × 1.75 5 nights × 2 6 nights × 2.25 7 nights × 2.5 8 - 12 nights × 3 13 - 14 nights × 4 2 - 3 weeks × 5 3 - 4 weeks × 6 4 - 5 weeks × 7 5 - 7 weeks × 8 7 - 9 weeks × 9 9 - 12 weeks × 10
If you need any help working out which instruments are best suited to your needs, please do contact the Instrument Management Team.
Examples of sets of instruments for various pieces are also available.
# Amplifiers
Bass amp
£30
Ampeg RB-112
Accessories: Kettle cable.
Battery PA speaker #1
£5
Mackie Thump GO
Accessories: Cables, stand.
for #587
Battery PA speaker #2
£5
Mackie Thump GO
Accessories: Cables, stand.
for #588
Guitar amp #1
£30
Harley Benton Tube15 Celestion
Accessories: Kettle cable.
Guitar amp #2
£30
Marshall Mg 50df
Accessories: Kettle cable.
# Bass drums
Bass drum – 32"
£35
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Bass drum: on stand – 36"
£45
Premier brand
Accessories: Beater.
Bass drum: on stand – 40"
£45
Adams brand
Accessories: Beater.
# Bells (sets)
Bell tree
£25
In a hard black case
Accessories: Beater.
Mark Tree
£25
Treeworks brand, with damper
Tubular bells #1
£40
Small set
Accessories: Beater.
Tubular bells #2
£55
Large set
Accessories: Beater.
Tuned cowbells – set of 10
£25
Old almglocken
for #592
# Bells (singles)
Bass bell – A
£10
for #169
Bass bell – Ab
£10
for #168
Bass bell – B
£10
for #171
Bass bell – Bb
£10
for #170
Bass bell – C
£10
for #172
Bass bell – C#
£10
for #173
Bass bell – D
£10
for #174
Bass bell – E
£10
for #164
Bass bell – Eb (high)
£10
for #163
Bass bell – Eb (low)
£10
for #162
Bass bell – F
£10
for #165
Bass bell – F#
£10
for #166
Bass bell – G
£10
for #167
Bass bell – high F# extension
£10
for #177
Bass bell – high G extension
£10
for #178
Bass bell – low Bb extension
£10
for #175
Bass bell – low B extension
£10
for #176
Bell plate – C
£25
Accessories: Stand.
Bell plate – E
£25
Accessories: Stand.
Bell plate – G
£25
Accessories: Stand.
# Concert toms
Concert tom – 10"
£15
Concert tom – 12"
£15
for #182
Concert tom – 14"
£15
Concert tom – 15"
£15
for #185
Concert tom – 16"
£15
Concert toms – 6" & 8"
£15
# Cymbals
Clash cymbals – 18" (Zildjian)
£10
Accessories: Cradle.
Clash cymbals – 20" (Zildjian French)
£15
Accessories: Cradle.
for #42
Sizzle cymbal
£10
Zildjian brand
Accessories: Stand.
Suspended cymbal – 14" (unbranded)
£10
Accessories: Stand.
for #590
Suspended cymbal – 16" (unbranded)
£10
Accessories: Stand.
for #589
Suspended cymbal – 18" (Percussion Plus)
£10
Accessories: Stand.
Suspended cymbal – 18" (Zildjian)
£10
Accessories: Stand.
Suspended cymbal – 20" (Zildjian)
£10
Accessories: Stand.
# DJ equipment
All-in-one DJ decks #1
£100
Pioneer XDJ-RX3
Accessories: Cables.
for #329
All-in-one DJ decks #2
£100
Pioneer XDJ-RX3
Accessories: Cables.
for #330
DJ controller #1
£30
Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Accessories: Cables.
for #331
DJ controller #2
£30
Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Accessories: Cables.
for #332
DJ controller #3
£30
Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Accessories: Cables.
for #333
DJ controller #4
£30
Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Accessories: Cables.
for #334
DJ controller #5
£30
Pioneer DDJ-FLX4
Accessories: Cables.
for #335
# Drum kits
Drum kit
£80
Gretsch Catalina Club, Bass, 3 Toms, Snare, Hi-hat, Ride
Accessories: Stool, stands, sticks.
for #7
# Handheld
Antique cymbals
£5
On a leather string
Car horn #1
£5
Car Horn #2
£5
Castanet machine
£5
Pair on wooden board, Meinl brand
Castanets #1
£5
Black, on wooden handle
Castanets #2
£5
LP brand, walnut colour, on handle
Cowbell – Large, non-mountable
£10
Accessories: Beater.
Crescent tambourine #1
£10
Crescent tambourine #2
£10
for #230
Cricket sound
£5
Cuckoo call
£5
Dove and Pigeon Whistle
£5
Duck, teal and widgeon call
£5
Grover triange – 9"
£10
for #277
Jingles
£5
On leather strap
Jingles, string #1
£5
Long string
Jingles, string #2
£5
Short string
Jingle stick
£5
Quail, stoat and blackbird call
£5
Ratchet #1
£5
Ratchet #2
£5
Shaker – wooden
£5
Bunch on string
Sleigh bells
£5
Percussion Plus brand
Small mountable cowbell
£5
Swanee whistle
£5
Tambourine without jingles
£10
Triangle – 4"
£5
for #256
Triangle – 6"
£5
Triangle – 8"
£5
Vibraslap
£5
Washboard
£10
Whip #1
£5
Two-handed
Whip #2
£5
One-handed, with spring
Whistle
£5
Wood block – 6.5"
£5
Wood block – 7"
£5
# Indian classical
Mridangam
£15
In green soft case
# Keyboards (popular)
Nord stage 4 keyboard
£100
Clavia Nord Stage 4 88 with case and stand
Accessories: Cables, stand, sustain pedal, volume pedal.
# Latin
Bongos – plastic
£10
Premier brand
Bongos – skin, mountable
£15
LB brand, in black hard case
Accessories: Stand.
Bongos – skin, unmountable
£15
Cabasa
£5
Metal beads on wooden handle
Caxixis – double
£5
Caxixis – single
£5
Conga #1
£15
11", high
Accessories: Stand.
Conga #2
£15
11", medium
Accessories: Stand.
Conga #3
£15
11", low
Accessories: Stand.
Guiro
£5
Large, plastic, LP brand
Maracas #1
£5
LP Fibre brand, red tape on handle
Maracas #2
£5
LP Fibre brand, black tape on handle
for #279
Maracas #3
£5
LP Fibre brand, no tape on handle
for #280
Maracas – beaded
£5
Reco reco – bamboo
£5
Reco reco – spring
£5
Torpedo
£5
# Lighting
Coloured uplight #1
£15
Eurolite Akku TI-3 TCL
Accessories: Cables.
Coloured uplight #2
£15
Eurolite Akku TI-3 TCL
Accessories: Cables.
Compact light bar
£25
Eurolite LED KLS-180
Accessories: Cables.
for #350
DMX Lightning Controller
£35
Chauvet DJ Obey 40
Accessories: Cables.
# Microphones
7 piece drum microphone set
£30
Audix DP7
Accessories: Cables.
Clip-on instrument microphone #1
£8
the t.bone Ovid system complete bundle
Accessories: Cables.
for #369
Clip-on instrument microphone #2
£8
the t.bone Ovid system complete bundle
Accessories: Cables.
for #370
Clip-on microphone #1
£8
Shure Beta 98 H/C
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Clip-on microphone #1
£8
Shure Beta 98 H/C
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Condensor pencil microphone – stereo set #1
£15
t.bone SC 140 (small diaphragm)
Accessories: Cables.
for #343
Condensor pencil microphone – stereo set #2
£15
t.bone SC 140 (small diaphragm)
Accessories: Cables.
for #344
Instrument microphone #1
£8
Shure SM57
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Instrument microphone #2
£8
Shure SM57
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Instrument microphone #3
£8
Shure SM57
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Instrument microphone #4
£8
Shure SM57
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Instrument microphone #5
£8
Shure Beta 52a
Accessories: Cable, stand.
Recording kit #1
£100
Behringer UMC 1820 Audio Interface, 3x AT2020, 1x SE7 Stereo-Set, 2x Shure Sm58, 2x Sm57, 1x AKAI USB keyboard, 1x AKG headphones, 2x DI box
Accessories: Cables, stands.
for #311
Recording kit #2
£100
Zoom F8N Audio Interface, 3x AT2020, 1x SE7 Stereo-Set, 2x Shure Sm58, 2x Sm57, 1x AKAI USB keyboard, 1x AKG headphones, 2x DI box
Accessories: Cables, stands.
for #312
Violin clip-on microphone #1
£8
the t.bone Lucan System Violin Bundle
Accessories: Cables.
for #371
Violin clip-on microphone #2
£8
the t.bone Lucan System Violin Bundle
Accessories: Cables.
for #372
Vocal microphone #1
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand, XLR cable.
Vocal microphone #2
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand.
Vocal microphone #3
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand.
Vocal microphone #4
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand.
Vocal microphone #5
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand.
Vocal microphone #6
£8
Shure SM58
Accessories: Microphone stand.
Wide condensor microphone #1
£15
Behringer C-3
Accessories: Cables.
for #346
Wide condensor microphone #2
£15
Behringer C-3
Accessories: Cables.
for #347
# Miscellaneous
Air raid siren
£15
Brake drum #1
£5
Brake drum #2
£5
for #278
Brake drum #3
£10
Smallest, silver
Chime bells – set of 12
£15
for #341
Ching ring
£5
Hammer
£10
for Mahler's 6th Symphony
Klaxon
£10
Rain stick
£10
36", white
Service bell
£5
Taxi horn set
£15
for American in Paris
Thunder sheet
£10
for #179
Wind machine
£10
# Mixers
Analogue mixer
£15
Behringer Xenyx 1003B
Accessories: Cables.
Mixer
£35
Soundcraft UI 24R
Accessories: Controller tablet, cables.
# Other (AV & recording)
Looper pedal
£30
Boss RC-505 MKII Loop Pedal
Accessories: Cables.
Stage box – 16 channels
£20
sssnake MC164
Accessories: Cables.
Stereo DI box #1
£5
IMG Stageline DIB-102
Accessories: Cables.
Stereo DI box #2
£5
IMG Stageline DIB-102
Accessories: Cables.
Stereo DI box #3
£5
IMG Stageline DIB-102
Accessories: Cables.
Stereo DI box #4
£5
IMG Stageline DIB-102
Accessories: Cables.
# Other drums
Field drum
£15
Accessories: Beater.
for #56
Lion's roar
£15
Roto toms – 11.5" and 14"
£15
In a hard black case
Accessories: Beater, stand.
for #65
Roto toms – 5.5", 7.5" and 9.5"
£15
In a hard black case
Accessories: Beater, stand.
for #66
Tenor drum
£15
Accessories: Beater.
# PA speakers
Floor monitor #1
£15
Sub-Zero 200W 10" Active Floor Monitor
Accessories: Cables.
Floor monitor #2
£15
Sub-Zero 200W 10" Active Floor Monitor
Accessories: Cables.
Floor monitor #3
£15
Sub-Zero 200W 10" Active Floor Monitor
Accessories: Cables.
Floor monitor #4
£15
Sub-Zero 200W 10" Active Floor Monitor
Accessories: Cables.
PA speaker #1
£30
Electro-Voice ZLX-15P 15" Active 2-Way Loudspeaker
Accessories: Cables.
PA speaker #2
£30
Electro-Voice ZLX-15P 15" Active 2-Way Loudspeaker
Accessories: Cables.
Studio monitors
£15
Mackie CR4-X Monitors
Accessories: Cables.
Studio monitors
£15
Mackie CR4-X Monitors
Accessories: Cables.
Studio monitors
£15
Mackie CR4-X Monitors
Accessories: Cables.
Studio monitors
£15
Mackie CR4-X Monitors
Accessories: Cables.
# Samba
Double metal agogo bell
£5
Double wooden agogo #1
£5
Double wooden agogo #2
£5
Mini timbales – 6", 8"
£5
Toca brand
Pandeiro
£5
Blue, Contemporanea brand
Shaker – 12"
£5
# Snare/side drums
Snare drum #1
£10
Snare drum #1
£15
Remo brand
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Snare drum #2
£15
Remo brand
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Snare drum #4
£10
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Snare drum – maple #2
£20
for #273
# Strings & bows
Modern viola
£55
Accessories: Bow.
for #210
# Tam tams & gongs
Chinese gong – 24"
£35
Accessories: Stand.
Gong
£35
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Tam Tam – 24"
£25
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Tam Tam – 36"
£35
Accessories: Beater, stand.
Tam Tam – 40"
£45
Accessories: Beater, stand.
# Timpani
Timpani: Set 1 – 22.5", 25", 28",30", 32"
£150
Pedal, Elite brand
Accessories: Beater, stool.
for #365
Timpani: Set 2 – 22.5", 25", 28", 30", 32"
£100
Pedal, Pro Symp brand
Accessories: Beater, stool.
for #366
Timpani: Set 3 – 25", 28", 30"
£80
Pedal, Series 1 brand
Accessories: Beater, stool.
for #367
# Tuned
Celesta
£80
5 1/2 octave, in flight case
Accessories: Beater.
for #1
Crotales – 1 Octave (high)
£25
Accessories: Beater.
for #8
Crotales – 1 Octave (low)
£25
Accessories: Stand.
for #214
Glockenspiel – in case #1
£35
Black bars
Accessories: Beater.
Glockenspiel – in case #2
£35
Chromed bars
Accessories: Beater.
Glockenspiel – on stand
£55
Deagan brand
Accessories: Beater.
Marimba – 5 octave
£80
Accessories: Beater.
for #2
Toy glockenspiel
£10
2 octave
Vibraphone
£45
Accessories: Beater.
Xylophone – 3 octave
£45
Accessories: Beater.
Xylophone – 4 octave
£45
Accessories: Beater.
# Wood & temple blocks
Jam block
£5
Red, LP brand
Plastic wood block
£5
Purple, mountable
Temple blocks
£25
Plastic, five mounted
Accessories: Beater, stand.
# Woodwind & brass
Alto Clarinet
£35
for #206
Alto Flute
£35
Baritone saxophone
£55
Accessories: Sling, stand.
Bass clarinet #1
£45
Buffet brand
Accessories: Stand.
Bass clarinet #2
£45
Selmer Brand
Accessories: Stand.
Bass trombone
£55
Holton TR181 Bass Trombone
Accessories: Mute.
Contrabassoon
£55
Cor Anglais
£35
Eb Clarinet #1
£35
Buffet brand
Accessories: Stand.
Eb Clarinet #2
£35
Leblanc brand
for #205
Euphonium
£50
Besson Prodige
for #209
Oboe d'Amore
£35
Soprano saxophone
£45
Yanagisawa Sw01 Model
Tenor trombone
£55
for #580
Tuba #1
£35
Besson Sovereign 982 EEB
Accessories: Mute.
Tuba #2
£35
Small Eb, Boosey & Co, Guards Model
Accessories: Mute.
