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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
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1160 Kern Ave Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
C & L Music 2395 Monument Blvd.
Building B
Concord Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off
Jordan Music Services 1173 Linden Dr. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse 4695 Telegraph Ave.
(drop-off at loading dock on Shattuck Ave between 46th and 47th streets)
Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off acoustic/electric, instrument accessories, sheet music
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
The Starving Musician 3939 Stevens Creek Blvd Santa Clara Reuse Buyback Drop-off Repairs: instruments, , electric guitar, acustic guitar. Also buys, trades and consigns musical instruments. Reuse: buys, trades and consigns musical instruments.
Goodwill (Brentwood) 6271 Lone Tree Way,
Empire Shopping Center
Brentwood Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
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
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Savers (7117 Regional St.) 7117 Regional St. Dublin Reuse Free Drop-off
Kennedy High School Flea Market 39999 Blacow Rd Fremont Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Community Thrift Store 623 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Concord - Clayton) 3495 Clayton Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Oakland Guitars & Dead Note Repairs (formerly Broken Guitars) 423 40th St
(corner of Webster & 40th)
Oakland Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Guitar store that buys, sells, trades, and repairs guitars and amps.
Goodwill (Concord - Willow Pass Road) 1659 Willow Pass Road Concord Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Goodwill (Berkeley) 2058 University Ave Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Rescued Treasures 1270-I Newell Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Eco Thrift (Hayward) 25891 Mission Blvd. Hayward 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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