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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
Berkeley Flea Market 1937 Ashby Ave Berkeley Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Bay Area or Alameda Music Project (BAMP) 2532 Santa Clara Ave
Ste 348
Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off We will happily accept:​ ​violins, violas, cellos, upright basses, acoustic guitars, ukuleles; Most winds and brass instruments (no flutes or clarinets); hand percussion instruments (drum kits not needed at this time); refurbished, good, working condition laptops (Mac or PC) with chargers; recording equipment (field recorders, microphones, etc.); drumsticks, extra strings and accessories are also welcome! BAMP INSTRUMENT DONATION POLICY: Instruments must be playable. BAMP cannot afford to make major repairs on instruments to bring them up to playable condition. Instruments must not have mold, rust or accumulated dirt inside or outside the body of the instrument. Mold can be a health hazard for our students. BAMP will clean donated instruments, within reason. Instruments with extensive cracks in the body or missing parts cannot be accepted. Baby grand, upright pianos and keyboard cannot be accepted. Donated instruments requiring appraisals cannot be accepted until appraisals have been acquired from a licensed vendor outside of BAMP. BAMP is not a licensed appraiser of instruments and cannot assign a value to any donated instrument. A Letter of Receipt will be issued for each instrument. The letter will include the name of the donor, a description of the instrument, and the date when the instrument was given. The letter will not assign a value to the instrument.
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Office
PO Box 72213
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Electric guitars, basses, drums (full kits or parts of kits), keyboards, keyboard stands, amps, microphones, mic stands, cables (instrument, XLR, speaker), PAs, pedals, tuners, batteries, 1-spot adapters, etc.
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Alameda Education Foundation P.O. Box 1363 Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Action Metal Recycling 385 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee

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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