Hide Heads

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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Created 3/28/2011
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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
From vintagewells 2 days ago
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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
From BigRed_Gibson_Fan 11 days ago
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Does anyone know someone in the Dallas-Ft Worth are who can mount skin heads?

I am looking for someone in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to install skin heads. I have failed miserably.   frfiddle
From frfiddle 12 days ago
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flesh hoop

I have seen a lot of materials used on flesh hoops.  What do YOU use and how do you make them?   Is there a source for the square stock material for hoops? LEE
From leemysliwiec 23 days ago
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Am I wrong or is the hoop?

Trying to install my new premounted vellum head from Miller's. I have an early 20s FBanks/Vega, and ordered the 10 15/16 head, which the receipt says I got. My problem is that, in order to get the... Read More
From TX2AK 24 days ago
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