Scales For Weighing Guitars

jumpnblues · June 17th, 2007, 06:28 PM

What's the best kind of scale for weighing guitars? Where do you get one? Thanks.

Tom

jmintzer · June 17th, 2007, 06:31 PM

I picked up a small digital postal scale on e-bay. Accurate to 0.1 oz. IIRC, it was $15-20, shipped...

Jamie

eryque · June 17th, 2007, 06:50 PM

I picked up one of these on sale at Harbor Freight for $15

Lots of postal scales are available too, but can start to get pricey.

soma5 · June 17th, 2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jumpnblues

What's the best kind of scale for weighing guitars? Where do you get one? Thanks.

Tom

I got a digital one from ebay: click here

It's pretty nice.

jumpnblues · June 17th, 2007, 08:52 PM

soma5,

Thanks. Just ordered one.

Tom

Mark Davis · June 18th, 2007, 02:01 AM

Those digital fish scales like eryque posted are the ticket.

Reason why? You can carry them around to guitar stores and get the weights of the guitars easy.

Bathroom scales are the worst thing to use totally inaccurate for small weights.

soma5 · June 18th, 2007, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jumpnblues

soma5,

Thanks. Just ordered one.

Tom

I think you'll like it. I ship things frequently and I can get accurate weights for UPS and USPS with it, also. It is also quite portable, speaking to the point about carrying it to guitar stores. I'm glad I could be of help!

-soma5

jazzguitar14 · June 18th, 2007, 11:20 AM

I use the one at my vet's office... works great!

I have a friend that works there though

1293 · June 18th, 2007, 12:07 PM

Get a kitchen scale. You're only going to weigh your guitar once, so you might as well buy something you can use every day.

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 18,638	Those digital fish scales like eryque posted are the ticket. Reason why? You can carry them around to guitar stores and get the weights of the guitars easy. Bathroom scales are the worst thing to use totally inaccurate for small weights. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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jmintzer Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Potomac, MD Posts: 348	I picked up a small digital postal scale on e-bay. Accurate to 0.1 oz. IIRC, it was $15-20, shipped... Jamie

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jazzguitar14 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 241	I use the one at my vet's office... works great! I have a friend that works there though

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1293 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,984	Get a kitchen scale. You're only going to weigh your guitar once, so you might as well buy something you can use every day.

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