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Musical Instruments & Gear - Working

Musical instruments are tools, sometimes electric, for creating music and tunes when played.

Consider donation or posting online for reuse.

Vendors

Vendor Address City Destination Disposal Method Notes
Rockin' Robbies (Concord) 1835 Colfax St Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Rockin' Robbie's (formerly Music Works) 11225 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Rockin' Robbie's (formerly Music Works) 11225 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Reverb Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Reverb Chicago Reuse Buyback Pick-up, Buyback Mail-in Guitars, Pedals and Amplifiers, Keyboards and Synths, Recording Gear, Drums, DJ and Audio Gear, Software, Band & Orchestra, and Folk Instruments
ReSupply 423 W. Broadway South Boston Reuse Pick-up for a Fee No pianos. Online pick-up service that transports your donated goods to partner organizations. Lifts materials from where they are in your home or office.
Rescued Treasures 1270-I Newell Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1355 Ridder Park Dr San Jose Reuse Free Drop-off
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1160 Kern Ave Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off
Public Surplus - public agency online auction PO Box 530861 Henderson Reuse Buyback Mail-in Online posting
Piano Finders (Piano Donation Project) 1630 North Main Street #297 Walnut Creek Reuse Free Pick-up Pianos only
Piano Adoption a project of Piano Movers Inc Nashua Reuse Buyback Pick-up, Drop-off for a Fee, Pick-up for a Fee Pianos only
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Out of the Closet (Oakland) 238 E 18th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet (Berkeley) 1600 University Ave. Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet 1498 Polk St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
OfferUp 1745 114th Ave SE Bellevue Reuse Buyback Pick-up
Oakland Public Schools - Music Department 314 E. 10th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up Call and ask for Phil to make pick-up or drop-off arrangements.

Curbside Service

Bulky Pickup Note
Alameda
Bundled & labeled for reuse/donation. Contact ACI at (510) 483-1400 for a bulky pick-up.
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Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley Sanitary District
Separate and label good/working condition items for donation as part of your Bulky & Reuse Pick-up set out.
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Dublin
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hayward (Oro Loma - L2)
Livermore
Newark
Oakland
Piedmont
Pleasanton
San Leandro
San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3)
San Lorenzo (Oro Loma)
Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1)
Union City

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