Medium or High Crown

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From MightyMOBanjo on 6/11/2013 11:28:38 AM

What do Epiphones use, a medium or high crown head. I want to put a black head on, but the kind I want, a frosted one, only comes in medium. Or at least it is the only one I have found.

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	benderb9 says: 6/11/2013 5:41:21 PM I just put a Remo Fiberskyn on mine not too long ago and it was a medium crown. I've stretched it pretty well down, it's plenty taunt. Next one may be a low crown but that medium will work just fine. I have an MB200 I've worked over. Good luck and happy pickin'
	LGriff6250 says: 6/12/2013 2:46:57 PM I think mine's a medium too. The head has actually been on it 38 years, but my tech says I don't necessarily need to replace it. Anybody have experience with really old Weather King heads, and would a new one necessarily sound better ? Will post a pic.
	ken61 says: 1/10/2015 1:28:35 PM My two mb 250 s both came with high crown heads 1/2 inch from hoop top to fronting on the mylar. ken
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