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Musical Instruments & Gear - Non-working

Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
BJR Guitars 1800 Ferry Point Alameda Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Wind & Brass Instrument Repair 1315 San Pablo Ave Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
DaSilva Ukulele Co. 2547 Eighth St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Model Shoe Renew 1934 Shattuck Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Musical instrument cases
Guitar Tech 2600 Woolsey St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Lemur Music Inc 1006 Pardee St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Musician's Mall (Formerly Ali Akbar College Store) 2111 Channing Way Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Saxcraft/Saxology 1920 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
All Better Guitar Repair 729 Heinz Ave Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Rockin' Robbies (Concord) 1835 Colfax St Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee Repair, including guitar restringing, guitar and bass setups, soldering, and electronic diagnosis.
Guitar Center 1280 Willow Pass Rd. Concord Repair Buyback Drop-off
C & L Music 2395 Monument Blvd.
Building B
Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Yamamoto guitar 7922 Agate Way Dublin Repair Free Drop-off
Guitar Center Repairs 2880 Dublin Blvd Dublin Repair Free Drop-off
Rockin' Robbie's (formerly Music Works) 11225 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito Repair Drop-off for a Fee Estimates are always free here at the shop. We are unable to give "over-the-phone," sight-unseen advice. Please stop by the shop with your instrument for a free evaluation.
Ifshin Violins 6420 Fairmount Ave El Cerrito Repair Free Drop-off
East Bay Guitar Repair 4600 Adeline St #116 Emeryville Repair Free Drop-off
Guitar Center Repairs 5925 Shellmound St Emeryville Repair Free Drop-off
Jim's Music 40919 Fremont Blvd # 8 Fremont Repair Free Drop-off

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