Inexpensive scale for weighing a bass...

[Drgonzonm]

I was visiting a friend who happened to be a physicist. We found the center of mass, hanging the bass, from each strap peg. Then with two rolls of quarters, the physicist said a roll of dimes works better, the physicist showed me how to use the frets as weight markers. So just for fun we made a bass scale.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I keep my scale for it's magical properties.
In the past I always borrowed a scale & went through many instruments, so I was constantly borrowing.

One day I decided to just buy my own scale when I bought my last instrument, and I haven't bought another instrument since.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Didn't say there was a downside or that I didn't understand the need. I was explicitly asking if there were any other purposes. That's all.

And I gave you one.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Nothing like finding an opportunity to use the word "rife" in a sentence.

Seemed apropos.

 

[CB3UK]

And I gave you one.

Well, to my mind shipping fell under the umbrella of selling as weighing would be for the more primary purpose of shipping, regardless of whether you're actually charging anyone, since we're going to bandy about with semantics. Anyway, thanks for the response.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Well, to my mind shipping fell under the umbrella of selling as weighing would be for the more primary purpose of shipping, regardless of whether you're actually charging anyone, since we're going to bandy about with semantics. Anyway, thanks for the response.

As I mentioned, I shipped when it had nothing to do with selling. It would seem that you're on the semantics kick, equating shipping with selling when there are other reasons to do so.

I shipped two of my basses to the NAMM show. I wanted to know what the weight was prior to doing so. I didn't sell them to me nor the NAMM show. You're welcome.


The really funny thing is that your initial post referred to your ability to lift or carry a bass. There are definitely other reasons to weigh things.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

And which scale? Dilomexicatholin Pentameter?

LOL!!! Well played.

 

[DavesnothereCA]

LOL...I meant [a scale] for weighing a bass not a bass. My bass is a bass so no problem weighing a bass.

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The confusion may lie in the fact that a bass (the fish) comes with scales of its own.

Yeah, I just had to say that !
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[DavesnothereCA]

My wife bought me a Pampered chef digital scale, which goes up to 5kg (about 11 pounds)....

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And that's plenty high for it to go, if the objective is to not buy a bass which is too heavy, yes ?
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[DavesnothereCA]

I've never once desired knowing the weight of a bass i own.

Now I might look at weight specs when buying one to ensure it doesn't weigh a ton, but that's where the interest ends.

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That's the point, at least to ME it is.

But I also needed to know the weight of my current 4001 bass, so that I could judge which candidates for my next bass are how much lighter [while shopping online], and I posted here asking others what theirs weighed a few weeks ago, because I have not got a scale.

With the suggestions in this topic, I may soon buy one - a scale, that is.

And BTW I'm still considering new lighter basses - some Hofners are on my shortlist.
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[DavesnothereCA]

My back is fine, but I have neck and shoulder problems.

You don't have to weigh things to know what's too heavy. Just pick it up.

Besides, balance is more important than overall weight

A scale can't tell the difference between an unplayable neck heavy instrument and a perfectly balanced one that weighs the same.

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Yeah, I'll do that right now, while I'm shopping online.

But yes, you are correct that balance is important too.
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[DavesnothereCA]

How would your back weigh a bass you're interested in buying that you don't have in your possession? ....

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Shopping on the Internet, anyone ?
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[DavesnothereCA]

....no one is contending that weight will denote balance or anything else besides, wait for it....

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Did you mean weight for it ?
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[DavesnothereCA]

I thought containers were charged my size (33 cubic meters).
but there is a weight limit of 20 Metric tons

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For typical domestic parcels, most couriers have something called 'dimensional weight' (or similar), where if you are shipping something which weighs very little, but takes up a lot of space in their vehicle, then they charge by the dimensions instead.
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[Killed_by_Death]

We were talking about 20' shipping containers:

at least I was...

 

[DavesnothereCA]

We were talking about 20' shipping containers.

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Yes, and I do not know the rules for those.
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[DavesnothereCA]

....Find something that you know weighs a certain set amount that is close to what you think your bass weighs.
A gallon of water weighs about 8.3 lbs. (use a light weight bottle like a plastic milk jug).
Weigh yourself while holding the jug of water. Note the amount.
Weigh yourself without the jug. Note the amount.
Any difference in the two weights that deviates from the 8.3 lbs is the correction factor....

....Told you there was too much math.

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It's slightly easier in Canada, where if you can still FIND a one gallon container anymore (among all of the metric ones nowadays here), our imperial gallons of water would weigh about 10 pounds each.
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[DavesnothereCA]

....Don't forget to subtract the displacement caused by your hands holding the bass under water, otherwise the wood will make your bass float.

Know what kind of Wood doesn't float?

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Yes, I do know.

And the young-uns here would not know the answer to that old joke.
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[Paulabass]

I was curious just how light my Modulus is (answer- Really light). I have a dealer in my family, so I asked if I could borrow a scale. He answered- You weighin' pounds or O..Zee's? I said basses. He said 'That's cool too!' He still thinks of Cheech and Chong as role models, and is probably wondering how I'm going to smoke a bass.

 

[Paulabass]

"Know what kind of Wood doesn't float?"
Lignum Vitae does not float.
Most wood, if left in water long enough will sink. Sunken century old teak is held in high regard among woodworkers.
Anybody who has swum in a lake has seen sunken logs.