Donating a cello and viola - where?

[livinitup]

Schools
YMCA
JCC

[lime]

Would a school take them?

[rubytue]

Where do you live? This place has limited drop off locations (MD, PA, DC, NJ, and CT), but it's a good one. Based in Baltimore.
www.music4more.org/

Here is another one. www.instrumentsofchange.com/ I don't know much about it, but it's listed as a partner for one I do know about (http://nowiplayalongtoo.org/)

[alleinesein]

Musical Instruments tend to retain their value and you can sometimes get back more than what you paid for them when you resell them.

You can donate to a school music program if you dont want to sell them.

If you are in the Boston area I have a fried who is a music professor at MIT. I can contact him to see if he knows anyone who needs them.

[moolarkey]

Call you local high school and/or middle school to donate, they always need more instruments.

[ssmjlm]

I went to a local music store for my parents that donates them through a program with the local symphony. They got more donation value than they were anticipating.

[otowngirl]

I would try and find a local music school. If there's nothing near you, I'm happy to pay shipping and I'll find a good home for them.

[StJess80]

You can send the cello to me.

[mcfelix]

Jul 27, 2014 18:15:09 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Where do you live? This place has limited drop off locations (MD, PA, DC, NJ, and CT), but it's a good one. Based in Baltimore.
www.music4more.org/

Here is another one. www.instrumentsofchange.com/ I don't know much about it, but it's listed as a partner for one I do know about (http://nowiplayalongtoo.org/)

Thanks for posting this! I live in Baltimore and my cello (from 1994 I think?) is collecting dust in my parents basement. Donating it is such a great idea!

[lolo]

MIL is quite connected in the music world in Columbus. I could connect you if you'd like.

SIL is also a cello teacher and performer but she's not as close to you.

[rubytue]

Jul 27, 2014 20:48:47 GMT -5 mcfelix said:

Jul 27, 2014 18:15:09 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Where do you live? This place has limited drop off locations (MD, PA, DC, NJ, and CT), but it's a good one. Based in Baltimore.
www.music4more.org/

Here is another one. www.instrumentsofchange.com/ I don't know much about it, but it's listed as a partner for one I do know about (http://nowiplayalongtoo.org/)

Thanks for posting this! I live in Baltimore and my cello (from 1994 I think?) is collecting dust in my parents basement. Donating it is such a great idea!

Yay!! A couple of the bands I follow do events with them

Now I Play Along is run by a local NoVA band. They are all sorts of awesome, and generally nice guys, too.

[CloudBee]

Call your local school district and see if they accept stringed instruments. Schools are always looking for loaner instruments for kids who don't have their own.

[rarazz]

I accidentally found a music teacher to donated my violin to. I busted asked around.


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[niq]

Hmmm, at that price I would consider selling and donating the sale proceeds, or selling and buying a nice purse/pair of shoes/camera lens/upgrade my hotel stay at WDW. You'll have to pay to get them appraised whether you sell or donate, so you might as well get money rather than a tax write-off, right?

[mollybrown]

I donated a few instruments to a local public school. They asked me the value of the instruments, and included that in the tax letter.

[Miss Phryne Fisher]

Donate to a local school that has an orchestra. Believe me, they will go to good use. Get the write off. I get instruments donated to my school all the time and they are ALWAYS well appreciated. Every year I have to turn kids away because they can't afford an instrument and I cannot provide one for everyone who needs one. I hate turning kids away. 90% of the time we can find another instrument they are interested in and provide that, but there is always that kid who always wanted to play just one instrument.

[holly116]

SPCA downtown maybe? We had a heck of a time trying to give away a piano a few years ago so I hope you have better luck.