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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| The Salvation Army Home Pick-Up Service | 832 Folsom St | San Francisco | Reuse | Free Pick-up | ||
| 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. | |
| Thrift Center | 29498 Mission Blvd. | Hayward | Reuse | Free Pick-up | No pianos or organs. | |
| Urban Ore | 900 Murray St. | Berkeley | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| Way Side Inn Thrift Shop | 3521 Golden Gate Way | Lafayette | Reuse | Free Drop-off | ||
| 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. |
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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| 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 |
