Alternative: Place it on a postal scale.
I can see it now...
Post Office worker: "NEXT!"
@davor : plops cymbal on scale, then promptly exits without saying a word...
1486 grams.
I agree, that's bottom hi hat cymbal heavy...That seems extremely heavy.
1486 grams.
No. Guessing.Were you kidding, CB?
There's a spreadsheet you can find online pretty easily with the weights of (mostly) every Paiste cymbal.PST7 14" thin crash??
The PST7 14" thin crash is listed as 573g . . .
That's a nice new can of worms you have there! You should open it...That's extremely light for a 14" diameter and, I would agree, too light for a hi-hat top, though I'm speaking only for myself in this case. I've noticed that many Paiste profiles are lighter than those of Zildjian and so on. Perhaps B8, by its very nature, is a lighter alloy than B20? I've never come across a discussion on that topic.
Copper is a little heavier than tin, so bronze would get lighter as the tin content increases. When dealing with objects in the range of cymbal weight I'd bet the difference is pretty negligible though.That's extremely light for a 14" diameter and, I would agree, too light for a hi-hat top, though I'm speaking only for myself in this case. I've noticed that many Paiste profiles are lighter than those of Zildjian and so on. Perhaps B8, by its very nature, is a lighter alloy than B20? I've never come across a discussion on that topic.
Copper is a little heavier than tin, so bronze would get lighter as the tin content increases. When dealing with objects in the range of cymbal weight I'd bet the difference is pretty negligible though.
That's a nice new can of worms you have there! You should open it...
Oh yeah, I was just hoping to see some ensued nonsense. Unfortunately (<--I jest) this place is full of smart people, and already have taken the proper routes to correctly solve the question.Ha! I hope the can stays sealed this time around. You know I don't have it in for a given alloy. You can make a great cymbal out of B8, B12, B20 or any combination thereof. It's all about craftsmanship.