Equipment Rentals & Services

Audio/Video Event Equipment Support

We provide the campus with technology support for events. To request equipment or services, please indicate your equipment needs in your Lumberjack Link Event Submission Request, contact our office at x5981 or email ces@humboldt.edu at least 15 business days prior to your event. For all staff, faculty and student technology needs associated with classroom and academic purposes, please contact Technology Equipment Checkout at x4200 or email tecmail@humboldt.edu

Equipment available for event support:

Audio/Video Equipment


Catchbox Throwable Participation Microphone $10 per item
Cord Covers
Document Camera (1080p) 45 per item
DVD/ Blueray Player $20 per item
Extension Cord (long) $20 per item
Extension Cord (short) $10 per item
Kit of Adapters
LCD Projector $100 per item
Long HDMI Cable
Microphone Stand (Tabletop) $10 per item
Microphone Stand (Tall) $10 per item
Panel Microphone kit *requires staff setup $80 per item
Photography Lighting Kit $70 per item
Portable PA System (large) 250w *requires staff setup $120 per item
Portable Screen (Large 10’) *Requires Staff setup $80 per item
Portable Screen (Medium 70”) $70 per item
Sand Bags
Small Speakers
Speaker Stands $20 per item
Wireless Mic set
Wireless Presentation Remote $20 per item

CES staff may be available to assist on-campus events with set-up, configuration, and take-down of  equipment and provide on-call support. The cost of these services may be  billed back to the department sponsoring the event. Patrons who require equipment for external events will be charged; see Equipment Rentals below for pricing. CES may also have student staff available to provide technical support at the event for a premium rate.

Other Equipment for Rent



Musical Instruments & Equipment


Additional Pitch Raise & Stabilization $300
Bass Drum w. Beater $100
Bass/ Guitar Amp $50
Bongos $50
Celeste $100
Chimes $100
Concert Toms & Stands (per drum) $25
Congas $75
Crash Cymbals w. Stand $75
Glockenspiel $75
Grand Piano & Steinway B (includes 1 tuning) $100
Hamburg Steinway D (includes 1 tuning) $250
Harp $100
Harpsichord - French Double (Includes one tuning) $150
Harpsichord - Single Flemish (includes 1 tuning) $100
Kawaii 88 note keyboard $50
Large Gong, stand and beater $75
Lights for Music stands (each) $1 (each)
Marimba $125
Music Chair (each) $2 (each)
Music Stand (each) $3 (each)
Orchestra Bells w. Stand $75
Orchestral/ Brass Band Instruments $75
Piano Bench (w/o Piano) $15
Snare Drum & Stand $75
Sound Shell (per unit, 7 available) $10 (each)
Steinway D (includes 1 tuning) $150
Synthesizer $75
Timpani (per drum) $50
Touchup services, beyond initial tuning $50
Upright Piano (includes 1 tuning) $50
Vibraphone $100
Xylophone $100

Theatre Equipment


Dance Floor $400
ETC Element II Light Board $300
Podium and wireless microphones $50