Rewind Project Scotland

A snapped string
shouldn't silence
a child's musical
potential.

A professional band uses a set of strings once. One night. One gig. Then they go in the bin - with ninety-five percent of their life remaining. Rewind captures that wealth and uses it to let our children play.

"A professional band uses a set of strings once. One night. One gig. Then they go in the bin - with ninety-five percent of their life remaining."

The Maintenance Tax.

Music tuition is free. Paying for costly strings, repairs, and consumables is not.

Scotland provides free music tuition in many local authorities, but tuition is not the barrier - maintenance is. A snapped string, a broken bridge, a worn bow. Small costs to most families and insurmountable costs to others.

Children in our most deprived communities are giving up their instruments not because of ability or ambition - but because of a repair bill their family cannot afford.

Meanwhile, the music industry discards tonnes of perfectly viable strings every year. Rewind closes this loop, for good.

95%
of a string's useful life typically remains when a professional musician discards it
~10
tonnes of string waste generated across the UK every year

The Dots.

We come to you, and we handle everything.

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Your strings are captured, saved from waste, and given a new life
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Your artists can help a local child keep playing
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You receive full documentation - strings collected, waste diverted, children reached - ready for your sustainability and CSR reporting
hello@rewindproject.scot

Four ways Rewind
creates change.

Overture

We capture industry wealth from professional musicians, festivals and orchestras, and redirect that wealth free of charge to children in our most deprived communities. Rewind ensures every string has a second life.

Harmonise

We pair private schools with local state schools. Shared resources, shared facilities, shared experiences. Two worlds that rarely coexist - now making music together.

Coda

Jewellery made from the strings played at your favourite artist's gig - transformed into a treasured memory. Artist provenance pieces with certificates of provenance help keep the music playing.

Reprise

We come to you and handle everything. Your strings are captured, saved from waste, and given a new life. Your artists can help a local child keep playing. You receive full documentation - strings collected, waste diverted, children reached - ready for your sustainability and CSR reporting.

How you
can help.

We're growing fast and your input matters.

I'm a musician

Your old strings have a second life. We'll send you a provenance envelope. Your name, your strings, let the next generation play.

I run a festival or venue

We come to you and handle everything simply and without fuss.

I run a school

State schools receive free strings and instruments. Private schools can partner with a local state school through our Harmonise programme - sharing resources, experiences and music, for the benefit of all our children.

I want to donate

Get in touch. hello@rewindproject.scot

hello@rewindproject.scot
Every conversation matters.