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bornold - Posted - 02/22/2014: 10:40:31
Will skin heads hold up to he brutal humidity here (mississippi)? What are some precautions should I take? Can they be played outside?
Thanks
carlb - Posted - 02/22/2014: 10:57:38
I've been using skin heads (very thin ones) on my banjo ever since I started playing clawhammer in 1973. Here's how I deal with high humidity. On the very coolest, highest humidity day, I tighten the head so the strings just don't buzz with my highest (11/16 inch) bridge. Most of the time I play with a 5/8 inch bridge and when I was in Colorado I used a 1/2 inch bridge. I never make any adjustments to the head except if it would start to buzz under high humidity and the 11/16 inch bridge. This happened to me recently after not having any problems, with the head I have on now, for about 10 years. It just must have been a bit higher humidity then when I originally set the tension.
Fathand - Posted - 02/22/2014: 12:19:10
Spraying your head with a sealer like they sell for leather coats can help slow down the humidity issue.
staronjeff - Posted - 02/22/2014: 14:50:56
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Originally posted by FathandSpraying your head with a sealer like they sell for leather coats can help slow down the humidity issue.T
Thanks for the reminder, i just installed a head yesterday and forgot to proof it.
going to do it now
jeff
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