Instrument Rental and Storage

 Wind and String Instrument Inventory

• One piccolo
• One alto flute
• One English horn
• One E-flat clarinet
• Two A clarinets
• Two bass clarinets
• One E-flat contra-alto clarinet
• Two bassoons
• One soprano saxophone
• One alto saxophone
• Two tenor saxophones
• Two baritone saxophone
• One trumpet
• Five flugelhorns
• Two French horns
• Three tenor trombones
• One bass trombone
• Three euphoniums
• Three tubas
• One violin
• Three cellos
• Two string basses
• One electric bass guitar
• Eleven acoustic guitars

• Fall Semester - through exam week: $40.00
• Winter Break: $40.00
  • Not available for instruments that stay in the building
• Spring Semester - through exam week: $40.00
• Graduations extension: No charge
  • By instructor request only
• Summer Session: $40.00
  • By instructor request only
  • Subject to the instrument cleaning and repair schedule

Access

Students interested in using DFPA provided lockers must fill out this request form to be assigned a locker. Lockers are accessible during regular building hours but not during holidays, academic breaks or between semesters. All contents must be removed and locks returned by the end of the first full week of final exams for both fall and spring semesters, or at the completion of the summer session. Permission for extended usage for graduation requirements may be granted by DFPA faculty or staff members. Items left in lockers after the end of a semester will be donated or discarded.

Assignment of Locks and Lockers

A Mundelein Center Information Desk staff member will issue a combination lock and Lockers for use by Theatre students are uniform in size. Music student lockers vary in size, and assignment will be based on availability and instrument size. A Mundelein Center Information Desk staff member will assist with locker and lock assignment. The lock assigned is the only locking mechanism approved for use on DFPA lockers. All other locks will be removed and discarded.

General Usage

Lockers are to be used at the student’s own risk. Valuables should not be stored in DFPA lockers. The DFPA is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged personal property stored in lockers. By signing the DFPA Locker Usage Form, students agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined in this document.

All DFPA lockers are the property of the DFPA and Loyola University Chicago and are subject to applicable University and DFPA policies. The DFPA reserves the right to alter the policies governing the use of lockers with appropriate notice.

Use of a locker by a person other than to whom it is issued is forbidden. Misuse of a locker may lead to suspension of locker privileges.

The DFPA reserves the right to open a locker with or without the consent of the student to whom the locker is assigned in instances where locker policies are being abused or in the case of an emergency.

No perishable items are to be stored in lockers. Illegal or controlled substances such as drugs or alcohol, flammable materials, dangerous chemicals, explosives, or weapons of any kind are strictly prohibited.

Upon assignment and during use, students are held responsible to report any locker damage or needed repairs to the DFPA.

Instruments that are lost or in need of repair during the usage period should be reported to the Operations and Concert Manager immediately. All minor damage or missing parts should be reported upon return of instrument. Damage beyond ordinary wear and tear may result in additional charges up to the full replacement cost of the instrument. No repair of DFPA instruments should be performed or contracted by student users.

Access to the fleet of standard pianos is available to all declared Music Majors and Minors free of charge. Access by non-Music students can be arranged for a fee (see Music Studio and Practice Room Usage policy).

Campus Ministry maintains one practice organ for students with knowledge of organ playing. Usage of the organ requires permission of an organ instructor and is free of charge.

Access to the Percussion Studio is available to registered percussion students free of charge. Percussion instruments are a shared resource and may not be removed from the building. Priority of studio and instrument usage is determined on a case-by-case basis. Access to the studio requires a proximity (prox) card that registered students can pick-up at the Mundelein Center Information Desk. Use of a prox card by a person other than to whom it is issued is forbidden. Misuse of the studio may lead to suspension of access privileges. Prox cards must be returned at the end of each semester or the student will be charged a $40.00 replacement fee.

If a student has an instrument that is too large to store in a locker, they should submit this request form in order be considered for access to the Large Instrument Storage room (Mundelein Center 167). In order to access this space, students need a white prox card which will be issued after they receive approval to use the space.

Access

The storage room is accessible during regular building hours but not during holidays, academic breaks or between semesters.

All instruments must be removed by the end of the first full week of exams for both fall and spring semesters, or at the completion of the summer session. Permission for extended usage for Winter Break or commencement commitment storage may be granted by the Operations and Concert Manager at their discretion. Unapproved items left in storage become property of the DFPA.

General Usage

This room is for the storage of instruments only. Storing personal items (backpacks, coats, sheet music, music folders, etc.) is not permitted.  If a storage space is needed for these items, students should contact the Mundelein Center Information Desk about securing a locker.

Use of a prox card by a person other than to whom it is issued is forbidden. Prox cards must be returned at the end of each semester or the student will be charged a $40.00 replacement fee.

Upon assignment and during use, students are responsible for reporting any damage or needed repairs to the Operations and Concert Manager. Misuse of the storage room may lead to suspension or loss of access privileges.

The DFPA reserves the right to move stored instruments with or without the consent of the student owner in instances where the instrument is poorly located or a hazard to usage of the room. 

DFPA storage rooms are the property of the DFPA and Loyola University Chicago and are subject to applicable University and departmental policies. The DFPA reserves the right to alter the policies governing the use of storage rooms with appropriate notice.