How To Find Kids Musical Instruments For Your School Band

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How to Find Kids Musical Instruments In and Online Music Store

It's school time again and we are struggling our way through this month's budget... clothing, school supplies, and EXTRACURRICULARS!

We're not rich, but we still want our daughter to enjoy her year in school and do most of the extracurriculars she wants. For us that means joining the School Band and Figure Skating.

Last year we rented from a company that came to the schools in September, and we signed up for a lease on a $500 flute. Despite assurances that rent would go to purchase of the instrument, we still wound up paying through the nose for a silver flute, and in the end the buyout was as much as the instrument was supposed to be in the first place!

This year we got smart. We had too, we still have new figure skates to buy! We found a bunch of places online where you can purchase instruments, so we're spreading the news so that other parents can save some money too!

Ebay and Amazon both have great deals, but remember that on Ebay you are bidding, whereas with Amazon the price is the price. Maybe that is more straightforward and you can just go ahead and order.

How To Check Prices

Flutes for Your Kids School Band

here is a list of 5 flutes from Amazon

Amazon is where we are buying our instruments this year. All the instruments are guaranteed, and they are way way cheaper than the school board's rental company. By country miles!

Notice that you can get new and used versions. We are buying a used flute that is a high quality brand because I think it'll be the best deal in the end.
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Amazon Clarinets for School Band

Notice the used prices, that is where the real deal is.
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Not a Band Instrument But Too Good a Deal to Pass Up

60% Off!

This is a great starter guitar, with a sitka spruce top, the kind guitar builders love! Wine red mahogany on the back and sides, inlay and full binding on body and neck. This is a great price on a guitar built to last for years! Snowflake inlays on the rosewood neck, gold Groover tuners, and action and sound of guitars costing hundreds more!
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Amazon Baritones for School Band

Notice the used prices!
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Amazon Trumpets for School Band

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Amazon Trombones for School Band

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What Do You Think of the Cost of School Band Instruments?

Have you found musical instruments for sale you can afford?

What do you think of the cost of getting your child into school band? Do you have good rental businesses in your city or town, or are you faced with expensive instruments and dodgey lease agreements like we are? Is it tough to afford all this stuff for your child?

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Feeling Brassy?  

How About a Hot Trombone?

Zephyr 700L Student Trombone Outfit

Amazon Price: (as of 06/01/2012)Buy Now

This is one of my favorite deals on a brass instrument, it's over $500 less than list price! Where we live the rental on this trombone would run around $60 per month, so buying it this way it's paid for itself in 4 months!

Normally $1000 Now It's $300? 

Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone

Conductor Model 300 Alto Saxophone - Gold Lacquer w Case, Accessories and 1 Year Warranty

Amazon Price: $419.99 (as of 05/31/2012)Buy Now

I don't see how this isn't the best deal around! At our school's rental company we'd pay $75/mo or more for this instrument!