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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
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store (Livermore) 1817 2nd Street Livermore Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (1500 Valencia St.) 1500 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Hospice Thrift Shoppe - Alamo 3162 Danville Blvd. Alamo Reuse Free Drop-off
Coliseum Public Market 5401 Coliseum Way Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Richmond) 12341 San Pablo Avenue Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Goodwill (Livermore) 1374 Railroad Ave Livermore 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
The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service 832 Folsom St San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up
RAFT - Resource Area For Teaching 1160 Kern Ave Sunnyvale Reuse Free Drop-off
House of Woodwinds 2205C San Ramon Valley Blvd. San Ramon Reuse Free Drop-off
ebay 2025 Hamilton Ave San Jose Reuse Buyback Mail-in
Goodwill (Pleasant Hill) 1699 Contra Costa Boulevard,
Gregory Village Shopping Center
Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Goodwill (Albany) 505 San Pablo Ave Albany Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
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
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.
Jordan Music Services 1173 Linden Dr. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off, Buyback Drop-off
Facebook Marketplace Facebook Headquarters
1 Hacker Way
Menlo Park Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
Goodwill (Pittsburg) 396 Atlantic Avenue,
Atlantic Plaza Shopping Center
Pittsburg Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Goodwill (North Oakland) 6624 San Pablo Ave Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Savers (7117 Regional St.) 7117 Regional St. Dublin 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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