PING! gratefully accepts instruments and accessories to augment its inventory, replace existing instruments, or raise funds by selling donations to improve PING!’s inventory or provide repairs and supplies for PING! students.
PING! prefers to receive instruments in playable shape with only minor repairs, tuning up necessary so that we can keep expenses to a minimum. PING! will accept those that need more work to make them playable, but they are more likely to be sold or wait in the wings for repairs.
To donate an instrument to PING!, please send an email to info@pingoprf.org or leave a message on 708.524.3001 ext. 2995 detailing what you would like to donate and a your contact information. A volunteer from our Instrument Services committee will get back to you about whether we can accept the donation, and, if so, will provide you with a donation form and instructions on where to deliver the donated instrument/accessories.
Instruments/Accessories PING! Accepts
PING! accepts donated instruments that are used in the Oak Park and River Forest public schools’ instrumental music programs:
BAND:
- Clarinet
- Euphonium (standard size)
- Flute
- Percussion kit (beginner kit in wheeled bag containing snare, xylophone/bells, and stand hardware)
- Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
ORCHESTRA:
- Cello (all sizes)
- Double bass (all sizes)
- Violas (all sizes)
- Violins (all sizes)
ACCESSORIES/SUPPLIES:
In good, playable/usable shape with all their parts:
- Foldable music stands
- Unused reeds
- Unused Clarinet/sax/flute swabs
- Unused brass brushes and slide/valve oils
- Spare mouthpieces
- Various percussion mallets & brushes (hard rubber, timpani, yarn—not worn)
- Violin/Cello/Viola bows
- Unused rosin
- Violin/viola shoulder rests
- Spare strings
- Cello rock stops
- Cello damp-its
- Instrument cases (no rips, broken zippers, etc.)
Donations PING! Does Not Accept
- Acoustic pianos (see below for digital pianos)
- Guitars (acoustic or electric)
- Cornets
- Oboes (We will take them but we will more than likely sell in order to purchase instruments and accessories that we need; we keep a few oboes in inventory in case one of our clarinet students advances to playing such in middle school.)
- Full drum sets (see below for alternative)
- Recorders
- Sheet music
- Instruments that are broken beyond repair or to such an extent that the cost of repair would be more than PING! would spend to acquire a working instrument.
NOTE: For digital piano donations, PING! will reach out to its families to see if anyone is interested. If so, PING! will put the family in touch directly with the donor and they will arrange between themselves for pick-up/drop off of the instrument.
NOTE: As with digital pianos, PING! will reach out to percussion families to assess interest.
****Donors are encouraged to send donations PING! does not accept to the Economy Shop:
103 South Grove Ave, Oak Park, IL
www.economyshop.org
708-383-2449