Purchasing is always a great option. Owning an instrument is an investment in you or your child’s playing that will maintain its value over time. The Payton Sound Investment Guarantee with 100% trade-in policy makes it easy to continue to move up in size or quality levels. However, if you are experimenting to find out if a violin, viola, or cello is the right instrument for you or want to build equity towards an eventual purchase, renting can be a great choice. Payton Violins offers 3 levels of instrument rentals - standard, advanced, and master - so that our customers can rent the best instrument to suit their needs.