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Take it away, the story so far...
3 December 2007
We’re delighted that since the launch of Take it away in July, over one million pounds worth of instruments have been sold, enabling around 1,677 people to buy an instrument with an interest free loan. That’s enough people to start 20 large orchestras, or for over 400 new Klaxons to form!
The most popular instruments bought on the scheme so far have been keyboards, woodwind and percussion, with guitars by far and away the most popular.
About a quarter of all purchases have been for people under 18 years old. Almost half of all people who have used the scheme are on incomes of less then £22,500 a year, with 60% of customers saying they wouldn’t have been able to buy the instrument otherwise.
If you’re not quite sure what Take it away is all about, it’s an Arts Council initiative which allows people to apply for a loan of up to £2,000 to use to buy a musical instrument, and pay it back over nine monthly instalments, completely interest free. It’s currently run through 91 shops around England.
