News:
Musically Yours in conjunction with the Arts Council, are now able to offer 0% Interest Free Credit on all purchases of musical instruments from £100 up to £2,000.
Take it away is an Arts Council England initiative created to help people get involved in learning and playing music. The scheme allows people to apply for a loan of £100 to £2,000 for the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, and pay it back in 9 monthly instalments (plus a minimum 10% deposit), completely interest free. Equipment, accessories and sometimes tuition can also be included.
For Example:
A 5pc drum kit is £250.00
This would involve a £25.00 Deposit followed by 9 monthly payments of £25.00.
Total Amount payable for the Guitar is £250.00 at 0% Finance.
Alternatively, a Galileo VP110 Digital Piano is £850.00.
This would involve a £85.00 Deposit followed by 9 monthly payments of £85.00.
Total amount payable for the Digital Piano is £850.00 at 0% Finance.
Although it has been created primarily to assist those who might otherwise be unable to afford the right instrument, the scheme is open to all. Applicants must be over 18 years old and a permanent resident of the UK.
You can use Take it away to finance the purchase of any kind of musical instrument, whether new or reconditioned, from a tabla to a tenor horn, a bass guitar to a berimbau. You can also include music stands, stools, sheet music, amplifiers, equipment and sometimes tuition as part of your loan.
Recorded music, PA systems and computer hardware are not eligible to purchase under the scheme
New Piano Hits High Notes
Fred Pritchard playing a 'GEM Genesys' Grand Ensemble, Baby Grand Piano with Bow and Steve Wuk (Directors of Musically Yours, Cannock).
A self-playing piano has been carefully hoisted into place at the top of Cannock's tallest building.
The three hour operation took place last Thursday (October 19th 2006) and saw the hi-tech instrument lifted to the sky room at the top of the 12-storey glass hotel at Orbital Plaza, Churchbridge. The room boasts 360 degree views taking in the likes of the Welsh Hills and Malvern Hills and it will be used for various functions. Fred Pritchard, chairman and chief executive of Pritchard Holdings Plc, tried his hand at hitting the high notes on the piano when it was put in place yesterday. He said: "It came up the side of the building on a builder's hoist and then had to be carried across the roof because we couldn't get it up the inside of the building. "We shopped around the country to get a self-playing piano and couldn't find one. then i realised we hadn't tried our own back yard and shopped around Cannock. "I'm always telling people to buy local and I hadn't tried Cannock so I contacted Musically Yours and they had exactly what we needed." The entrepreneur added: "It is fantastic. It wasn't cheap but I'm sure hotel guests, and many will be local people using it for functions, will be delighted with it." The 100-bedroom hotel, run by worldwide chain Ramada International, is set to open next month. It is likely to be called Ramada Birmingham North - Cannock Chase.
Text Taken from the Express & Star & Chronical Newspapers (Oct 2006)