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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
Community Thrift Store 623 Valencia St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
East Bay Music 1835 Colfax St. Concord Reuse Free Drop-off
Nextdoor Headquarters
420 Taylor St
San Francisco Reuse Free Pick-up, Buyback Pick-up
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
Eco Thrift (Hayward) 25891 Mission Blvd. Hayward Reuse Free Drop-off
Out of the Closet 1295 Folsom St. San Francisco Reuse Free Drop-off
Easter Hill United Methodist Church Thrift Store 3601 Cutting Blvd. Richmond Reuse Free Drop-off
Richmond Flea Market 716 W Gertrude Ave Richmond 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 (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)
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
El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center 7501 Schmidt Ln. El Cerrito Reuse Free Drop-off Exchange Zone or Onsite Donation Trailer. Small Musical Instruments such as: Guitars, Ukuleles, Bongos, Banjos, Maracas, Brass, Woodwinds. NO Pianos, Organs, Drum Sets, Very Large Items.
Alameda Point Antiques Faire 1st Sunday Every Month 3800 Main St Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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)
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

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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