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Long term hire or hire-to-buy

Hiring is an alternative to buying a piano which allows you to test needs and use before making a more long-term commitment. We offer a few hire options, including a “Hire-to-buy” on the ES-120 digital piano.

 

Some factors to have in mind if considering hiring are:

  • Acoustic pianos for hire is something we no longer offer as they are quite small entry level instruments and tend to only be suitable for getting started on but would be limiting as lessons progress.

  • The digital options we offer are substantially better than any acoustic hire pianos on the market.

  • While we don’t have any limit on how long customers can hire for it’s not ideal to hire for a long period as the cost accrues and ultimately adds to what may later be spent purchasing a piano.

  • The “hire-to buy” option allows for a combination of the benefit of testing whether the process is going well and then having the initial hire costs invested in the purchase.

Child playing piano hired from piano company Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos

Digital Piano Hire-to-Buy

Please note: The intention of the hire-to-buy is to ultimately purchase the instrument. The 3 month hire period is to allow the buyer time to decide if it’s suitable, if they want to upgrade to a different Kawai model or if they would prefer to continue hiring (in which case the instrument will be swapped out with a hire digital).

 

Kawai KDP-75 digital piano

This is a new release by Kawai and has its sound source based on their hand-built Shigeru Kawai concert grand, one of the most expensive concert instruments in the world. The cabinet has a sliding cover over the keys and a collapsible music desk.

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Hire to buy T’s & C’s:

  • Monthly hire fee of R1,200 by debit order x 3 months.

  • Local delivery fee of R750, or free to collect from our showroom in Westlake if your vehicle is large enough to accommodate it.

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  • At 3 months you will be given the option increase the payments to R2,850 per month and ownership of the piano is then passed to you while you pay off the piano over an additional 9 months.

  • The option to purchase the instrument will be a one-time offer only.

  • If you choose not to go ahead with the purchase, the piano will be collected.

  • If you choose not to go ahead but still want to hire a digital piano, this one will be collected and one from our hire fleet will be delivered instead.

  • If you decide you would rather consider an instrument with higher specifications, we can guide you on this and the cost you have already put in can be applied to the price of that purchase.

Option 2: Kawai digital piano for hire only.

Weighted Kawai digital piano, with stand, bench and pedal.

  • Model supplied depends on availability.

  • Monthly hire fee of R1,200 by stop order.

  • Local delivery/collection fee of R450, or free to collect from our showroom in Westlake.

  • Minimum hire term of 3 months, maximum hire of 1 year.

  • We require a calendar month notice to cancel your hire.

Kawai digital piano for hire from Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos
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