Consider reuse or repair before disposal. DIY repair resources through iFixit.
Vendors
Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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Guitar Center Repairs | 5925 Shellmound St | Emeryville | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Ifshin Violins | 6420 Fairmount Ave | El Cerrito | 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. | |
Guitar Center Repairs | 2880 Dublin Blvd | Dublin | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
Yamamoto guitar | 7922 Agate Way | Dublin | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
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 | ||
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 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 | ||
Model Shoe Renew | 1934 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | Musical instrument cases | |
Wind & Brass Instrument Repair | 1315 San Pablo Ave | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
DaSilva Ukulele Co. | 2547 Eighth St | Berkeley | Repair | Free Drop-off | ||
BJR Guitars | 1800 Ferry Point | Alameda | Repair | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) | Repair | Free Mail-in | Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics. |
Curbside Service
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Emeryville |
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Fremont |
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Hayward |
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Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) |
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Livermore |
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Newark |
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Oakland |
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Piedmont |
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San Leandro |
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San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) |
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San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) |
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Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) |
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Union City |
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