Second-hand music & instruments in Montgomery typically sells for $20 to $1,100. Brand and playing condition decide most of it, and an instrument that has been set up properly is worth more than one that has sat untouched. Cosmetic marks matter far less here than on almost anything else.
Buying music & instruments in Montgomery
Montgomery is the state capital and a city central to the civil rights movement — the bus boycott began here and several sites are now memorials. It has a substantial air force presence and sits on the river in the middle of the state.
Two examples of the same model rarely sound alike, because timber, age and how hard a thing has been used all leave their mark. Hearing it in a quiet room is the whole decision, and no recording made on a phone stands in for that.
What to check in person
Leave it tuned and come back to it twenty minutes later, since an instrument that will not hold pitch has a problem at the pegs or the bridge. Look inside the soundhole with a light for loose bracing, and check the neck joint where it meets the body.
Collecting it in Montgomery
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it.
Base access is managed, so arrange meetings off it. Getting across town by car is quick and there is room to park, so bulky items are no trouble.
Selling your music & instruments in Montgomery free
Air force postings move complete households on fixed cycles, and state government employment adds a slower transfer rhythm. Both produce complete sets rather than single items.
Say when it was last set up or serviced, and be honest about buzzes and dead spots. Have it tuned and ready to play when the buyer arrives, and include the case if you have it, because a case is worth real money on its own. Lifts in September as lessons restart, and again after Christmas.
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
Music & Instruments worth listing in Montgomery
Same region (Alabama)
If nothing in Montgomery suits, Huntsville, Birmingham and Mobile each have their own music & instruments page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Montgomery: everything second hand in Montgomery, or Music & Instruments across the United States.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.