For all things related to the use of SKIN BANJO HEADS. Calf, goat, possum, hairy, shaved, stained, pre-mounted. You name it.
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Administrators: jbalch (owner)
Re-wetting a head
Another question. The calfskin that I mounted last evening is drying nicely, but it does look like it will dry with too low a crown to suit my taste -- a high stretcher band will cut into my... Read More |
Bill Miller Calfskin
The Link here is to a photo of a Bill Miller white "standard" calfskin head that I just mounted on my Reiter pot. I bought the skin from Bill 5 1/2 years ago.
I don't... Read More |
Reusing A Goat Skin Head
I wrote earlier about a very saggy goat skin head on my gourd banjo. Finally I decided to replace the skin as it was becoming a pain being constantly too loose. I had to put it in the sun for half an... Read More |
Non-Traditional Head Mounting Method
I have just mounted my first calfskin head using this method and it has been pointed out that this method puts two layers of skin over the tension ring rather than one layer when using the... Read More |
New John Balch 4 star head on a Bart Reiter Tubaphone
John,
Got the head yesterday. Surprisingly it only took about an hour to take the entire banjo apart (I'd never taken a neck off before) , polish all the metal, put the new head on and... Read More |
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