Favorite head on your Stelling?

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From Hankster2 on 5/9/2014 10:12:30 AM

So what brand of head do you all prefer on your Stelling? I currently have a black head on mine (it's a gray toned Virginian with bead blasted hardware... rather unusual). Just not sure it's the optimum tone for the instrument. Thx, Hank

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	From Greylock to Bean Blossom says: 5/9/2014 11:35:16 AM Dick Guggenheim took a 5 star frosted head and used acetate to remove most of the thick frosting. It sounds the best by far of any head I have had on my 80 Bellflower. Pictures are on my homepage. ken
	BobbyE says: 5/9/2014 11:45:28 AM Mine still got the original head on it since it came off the line in September last year. I acquired it in February. Great head on a great banjo.
	Railo says: 5/9/2014 11:54:40 AM I have the Stelling head on my Virginian also. I tried other brands but went back to the original. I did fall in love with the gary sosbee RED maple bridge though. To my ear that combination is hard to beat.
	banjoman56 says: 5/9/2014 7:55:37 PM My Red Fox came with a Ludwig and when I replaced it, I went with a new Ludwig. They sound great on the Stellings.
	Geoff Stelling says: 5/10/2014 3:31:30 PM My personal choice is the Ludwig head that I put on all new Stellings. I've tried many heads and the Ludwig tops them all. Geoff
	bohemianbanjo says: 5/24/2014 10:04:16 PM Treated goatskin, from the Oregon Banjo Head Company.
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