The Arts council in the UK have started a scheme to encourage more people to play music by offering interest free loans of up to £2000
(pay back in 9 monthly instalments) as long as the money is spent on musical instruments!
Ive not seen this widely advertised, and i stumbled across a mention of it on myspace, so though it worth mentioning here.
Looks like ive found a way to get that '75 Jazz re-issue i wanted!!
here's the link:
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/takeitaway/