Music and drama set charges
The hire of orchestral and vocal sets is chargeable. You will need to pay the charges before we send the sets out for collection. We will send you an invoice with details of how to pay.
General hire costs (from 1 January 2025)
- Reservation fee (per set) £7 non-refundable
- Interlibrary loan charges (per set - out of Kent) £7 non-refundable
- Postal charges (out of Kent) £20
- Drama set costs
- There are currently no costs for drama sets.
Music set costs
Large vocal sets
| Vocal sets (3 months loan) | Kent music societies | Out of Kent music societies |
|---|---|---|
| 1-20 copies | £14 | £28 |
| 21-40 copies | £28 | £56 |
| 41-60 copies | £42 | £84 |
| 61-80 copies | £56 | £112 |
| 81-100 copies | £70 | £140 |
| 101-120 copies | £84 | £168 |
| 121+ copies | £14 per 20 copies | £28 per 20 copies |
Large orchestral sets
Orchestral sets, covering a 3 month loan:
- Kent music societies - £26
- Out of Kent music societies - £52
Small sets
Vocal sets of less than 5 minutes long (small sets, band B) are charged at half the price of standard vocal sets.
Other charges
Late return of sets
If you return the set after the due date we will charge you a rental charge covering the overdue period.
Missing parts and damaged sets
We will let you know within 5 days if there are parts missing and will give you 28 days to replace or return the parts. If you don’t send the missing parts within 28 days you will have to pay the replacement costs and a £10 admin fee per set.
Kent performance sets
- Lost and damaged items - full replacement cost is variable
- Marked copies - repair fee is £10 an hour.
InterLibrary loan performance sets
- Lost and damaged items - full replacement cost is variable
- Plus:
- any additional fee determined by lending library (variable)
- administration fee per set, £10.