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Welcome to The Netherlands Musical Instrument Foundation. If you are looking for a suitable instrument but do not (yet) have the financial means to purchase one yourself, we can help. We have a collection of high-quality acoustic musical instruments such as string instruments, bows, grand pianos, harps and bassoons. We lend these out for longer periods to young talents, music students and professional musicians. We also lend instruments on a project basis. These include classical and baroque bows and special string and wind instruments.
What can we do for you?
For many musicians, it is difficult to acquire a good instrument during their (pre)education or at the start of their professional career. The purchase price is usually the biggest barrier. The costs of a loan, insurance and maintenance are also often high. Finding your ideal instrument is not easy and takes time. It is usually only after your studies that you gain the knowledge and experience to determine which instrument suits you in the long term. Will you choose a high-quality instrument from a contemporary maker, or will you look for an older instrument? And where exactly?
We offer you the opportunity to bridge this period with a high-quality loan instrument, for a fixed personal contribution and a low insurance premium. We are also happy to help you find your ideal instrument. We have the necessary knowledge and experience and are happy to share it with you.
Make sure you contact us in good time. The waiting time for an instrument can sometimes be more than a year.
apply for an instrumentDuring the loan period
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Maintaining your instrument
As a player, you are responsible for your instrument and will do everything possible to prevent damage, theft or wear and tear during use, transport and storage.
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Annual check-up
You are required to make an appointment with the expert with your instrument, bow or accessory before 1 November each year. The expert will perform annual maintenance and re-appraise your instrument for insurance purposes.
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Travelling with your instrument
Would you like to take your instrument abroad? Always notify us well in advance, at least 14 days before departure. We will provide you with the correct paperwork and check that your instrument does not contain any prohibited or protected materials that could pose a risk at customs.
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Damage to your instrument
Always report immediately if you have an accident with your instrument, even if you do not initially detect any damage. Call or App Geertje, she will reassure you. Or contact the office.
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your application
The Netherlands Musical Instrument Foundation is for professional musicians – and those who aspire to become one – with ties to Dutch musical life. Apply for an instrument too!
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About our support fund if things get tough
If you are unable to pay the usage fee due to special circumstances, you can apply to our Support Fund. You may be eligible for a temporary allowance towards the usage fee so that you can continue to play your instrument.
The Support Fund is temporary in nature. It is important that you take action to be able to pay the usage fee yourself again soon.
We are able to provide this support thanks to the help of private donors. The granting of support depends on the number of applications we receive each year and on what is available in the Support Fund that year.
Every year in September, we review which applications we can honour. Your application must therefore be received by us no later than 1 September.
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