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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
Guitar Tech 2600 Woolsey St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Ifshin Violins 6420 Fairmount Ave El Cerrito Repair Free Drop-off
Jim's Music 40919 Fremont Blvd # 8 Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
C & L Music 2395 Monument Blvd.
Building B
Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee
Lemur Music Inc 1006 Pardee St Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
FixIt Clinic (In-person & Virtual) Repair Free Mail-in Self-repair through the Global Fixers Server on Discord or through Zoom FixIt Clinics.
Musician's Mall (Formerly Ali Akbar College Store) 2111 Channing Way Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Aantone's Music 36601 Newark Blvd # 11 Newark Repair Free Drop-off
Saxcraft/Saxology 1920 Martin Luther King Jr Way Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Adam's string shack 347 Moraga Ave Piedmont Repair Free Drop-off
Schwaan Violins 205 Main St Pleasanton Repair Free Drop-off
All Better Guitar Repair 729 Heinz Ave Berkeley Repair Free Drop-off
Smythe's Accordion Center 2511 Broadway Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Allegro Music 3115 Walnut Ave Fremont Repair Free Drop-off
Stewart Port Guitars 499 Embarcadero Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Axis Guitar Repair & Restoration 1255 21st St Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Best Instrument Repair Co 564 14th St Oakland Repair Free Drop-off
Thin Man Music 954 60th St #4 Oakland Repair Free Drop-off

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