For all things related to the use of SKIN BANJO HEADS. Calf, goat, possum, hairy, shaved, stained, pre-mounted. You name it.
380 Members, Created 3/28/2011 - 
Administrators: jbalch (owner)
Overdue Introductions
Just wanted to introduce myself to all you guys and gals in banjo heaven. My name's Steve and I've been a member since last year, but have not taken the time to say Hi to all you folks.... Read More |
How tight is too tight
Does anyone have a good rule of thumb for not over tightening? This is my first hide head (self mounted), and I seem to have lucked into decent tension/thread length ratio. Looking at old posts,... Read More |
NEW ~ PRE-MOUNTED Hide Heads FOR SALE
I bought an 11" special rim and hardware from Bart Reiter to pre-mount hide heads for sale.
These will be sturdy, un-bleached (natural), goat skins - medium thickess. I install... Read More |
Humidity Hell
I just mounted a skin on a banjo I am making. It went well, and dried probably to a good tension for the first tightening. I like to tighten them down after a couple of days. I took it... Read More |
Prewar Skin heads
I just recently put an old skin head on a granada copy the I had built around a prewar style 1 rim and I really love the tone. My question is does anyone know of any... Read More |
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