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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
Action Metal Recycling 385 Pittsburg Ave. Richmond Recycle Drop-off for a Fee
Model Shoe Renew 1934 Shattuck Ave Berkeley Repair Drop-off for a Fee Musical instrument cases
Jordan Music Services 1173 Linden Dr. Concord Repair Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
C & L Music 2395 Monument Blvd.
Building B
Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off
Oakland Guitars & Dead Note Repairs (formerly Broken Guitars) 423 40th St
(corner of Webster & 40th)
Oakland Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Guitar store that buys, sells, trades, and repairs guitars and amps.
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.
Rockin' Robbies (Concord) 1835 Colfax St Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Earthville Music The Earthville Network
PO Box 9232
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Guitar Center 1280 Willow Pass Rd. Concord Reuse Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in
Send A Piana to Havana 39 E. 7th St.
Apt 1
New York Reuse Free Drop-off piano tools & supplies and woodwind repair supplies.
Chabot College Flea Market 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward 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
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Alamo 3162 Danville Blvd. Alamo Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Alameda Education Foundation P.O. Box 1363 Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
House of Woodwinds 2205C San Ramon Valley Blvd. San Ramon Reuse Free Drop-off

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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