Consider donation or posting online for reuse.
Musical Instruments & Gear - Working
Musical instruments are tools, sometimes electric, for creating music and tunes when played.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Out of the Closet (Oakland) | 238 E 18th St. | Oakland | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Out of the Closet | 1498 Polk St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Fiat Music Company | 2722 Pinole Valley Rd. | Pinole | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Berkeley Flea Market | 1937 Ashby Ave | Berkeley | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| 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 (San Rafael) | 809 Lincoln Ave | San Rafael | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Including pianos & organs (call first) | |
| Young Musicians Choral Orchestra (YMCO) |
2020 Milvia St 4th Floor, Suite 420 |
Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Strings, Winds, Brass, Percussion, Piano. Instruments must be playable. YMCO 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. YMCO will clean donated instruments, within reason. String instruments with extensive cracks in the body cannot be accepted. Baby Grand Pianos cannot be accepted. Students do not have the required space for large instruments in their homes. Small studio upright pianos are preferred, due to small apartments where our students live. Please note that YMCO cannot afford to move pianos, so please consider providing your own moving services. Donated instruments requiring appraisals cannot be accepted until appraisals have been acquired from a licensed vendor outside of YMCO. YMCO 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. | |
| Hayward Thrift Center | 29498 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | No pianos or organs. | |
| SCRAP | 801 Toland St. | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Guitar Center | 1280 Willow Pass Rd. | Concord | Reuse | Buyback Drop-off, Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Chabot College Flea Market | 25555 Hesperian Blvd | Hayward | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Goodwill (South San Francisco ) | 225 Kenwood Way | South San Francisco | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Including pianos & organs (call first) | |
| 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. | |
| Piano Finders (Piano Donation Project) | 1630 North Main Street #297 | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Pick-up | Pianos only | |
| Goodwill (Alameda) | 2319 Lincoln Ave. | Alameda | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Including pianos & organs (call first) | |
| Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Alamo | 3162 Danville Blvd. | Alamo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Coliseum Public Market | 5401 Coliseum Way | Oakland | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| ebay | 2025 Hamilton Ave | San Jose | Reuse | Buyback Mail-in | ||
| Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) | 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. | Walnut Creek | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Goodwill (San Mateo) | 28 W. 25th Ave | San Mateo | Reuse | Free Drop-off | Including pianos & organs (call first) |
Curbside Service
| Bulky Pickup | Note | ||
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| 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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| Hayward (Oro Loma - L2) | |||
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| San Leandro (Oro Loma - L3) | |||
| San Lorenzo (Oro Loma) | |||
| Unincorporated Oro Loma (L1) | |||
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