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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
Savers (1997 Tice Valley Blvd.) 1997 Tice Valley Blvd. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Free Oakland UP 2809 MacArthur Blvd Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off Small pieces
Goodwill (Burlingame) 1215 California Dr Burlingame Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Rockin' Robbies (Concord) 1835 Colfax St Concord Reuse Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback Drop-off Rental, consignment, lessons, sales & repairs.
Earthville Music The Earthville Network
PO Box 9232
Berkeley Reuse Free Drop-off
Send A Piana to Havana 39 E. 7th St.
Apt 1
New York Reuse Free Drop-off piano tools & supplies and woodwind repair supplies.
Rescued Treasures 1270-I Newell Ave. Walnut Creek Reuse Free Drop-off
Laney College Flea Market 510 Fallon St Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
ReSupply 423 W. Broadway South Boston Reuse Pick-up for a Fee No pianos. Online pick-up service that transports your donated goods to partner organizations. Lifts materials from where they are in your home or office.
Goodwill (Redwood City - Donation Trailer) 46 Fifth Ave Redwood City Reuse Free Drop-off Including pianos & organs (call first)
Parca Parca Main Office
800 Airport Blvd, Suite 320
Burlingame Reuse Free Pick-up
Salvation Army (Alameda) 1918 Park St. Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Vincent de Paul 2210 Gladstone Dr. Pittsburg Reuse Free Pick-up
Listia
Online
Oakland Reuse Buyback Mail-in
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
Alameda Education Foundation P.O. Box 1363 Alameda Reuse Free Drop-off
Salvation Army (Oakland) 601 Webster St. Oakland Reuse Free Drop-off
St. Vincent de Paul 2815 Contra Costa Blvd. Pleasant Hill Reuse Free Drop-off
Northern Ca Swap Meets Inc 1150 Ballena Blvd Alameda Reuse Buyback Mail-in
C & L Music 2395 Monument Blvd.
Building B
Concord Repair Drop-off for a Fee, Buyback 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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