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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
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Listia
Online
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Central American Refugee Committee (CRECE) 4848 International Blvd Oakland Reuse Free 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
San Pablo Flea Market 6100 San Pablo Ave Oakland 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.
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.
Out of the Closet (Oakland) 238 E 18th St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
Goodwill (Oakland - MacArthur) 3525 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Small pieces
Oakland Museum - White Elephant Sale 333 Lancaster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off, Free Pick-up
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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.
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.
Send A Piana to Havana 39 E. 7th St.
Apt 1
New York Reuse Free Drop-off piano tools & supplies and woodwind repair supplies.
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
Goodwill (Mill Valley - Donation Trailer) 1 Camino Alto Mill Valley Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) 1817 2nd Street Livermore 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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