Introductory Visits & Local Rentals

While having 2 organ kits to rent out around the country was workable for the Netherlands, it does not work well for the USA. As a pilot program, our mission is to help grow an independent network of kits across the US. While we do rent out an organ for Introductory Visits to a region, the model of shipping to share this resource at the national scale is not a long-term solution, as the one most benefiting from that arrangement would be UPS. We invite you to join our effort, be part of the growth and work to bring this resource to your community.

Local Rentals
  • $50/day for most uses (days in transit excluded)
  • $200 refundable security deposit, held by PayPal
  • Title I pricing available
Introductory Visit

We offer Introductory Visits to communities that would be interested in eventually commissioning their own kit to serve as a regional resource. An Introductory Visit consists of a lower rental rate for a longer duration visit with several different events planned.

AGO Chapters are natural curators of Orgelkids kits as a regional resource. We want to get Orgelkids out to AGO chapters to introduce them to the kit’s potential as an educational outreach tool. We propose that groups interested in bringing Orgelkids to their community do so not for just a one day event but for a slightly longer duration. To facilitate this, we’re offering an introductory special that encourages AGO chapters to have it in their community for over a week, to generate interest (and perhaps funding) for their own local kit.

Costs:

Rental: For introductory visits that cobble together a diverse schedule for Orgelkids involving the various pipe organ stakeholders in the community & possibly neighboring AGO chapters, the rental would start at $100 for at least a nine day period (a week bracketed by two weekends). 
We can work with you on duration & prefer to avoid shipping over weekends, when possible.

Shipping: For reference, shipping from Oregon to various parts of the US ranges from $60 to $110 each way, UPS ground

Refundable Security Deposit: $200, held by PayPal

Uses:

  • Orgelkids engages ALL ages: host a “Pedals, Pipes & Pizza” for kiddos one day, followed by a “Pedals, Pipes & Pinot” for adults that evening 
  • Trot it out at university lectures
  • Get it into a local school during the week and into a church on Sunday

To get the most out of an Orgelkids visit, we encourage renters to coordinate with neighboring AGO Chapters. Since the kit is easily sharable, some AGO chapters are pooling resources to commission a shared kit to serve as a regional resource. Multiple users can also share and defray the rental and shipping costs.

Note regarding local transportation: the case weighs ~90 pounds and is ~29” long x 22” wide x 19” high. It fits in the back of a Prius, but not necessarily in trunks and back seats of sedans. So plan accordingly.

Thank you for your interest in bringing Orgelkids to your community.

We are available and happy to brainstorm with you a myriad of ways to deploy Orgelkids in your community.