I've always been curious about the deering skyntone head, but the $50 price tag has always deterred me. Today I noticed that you can buy the non-deering-branded skyntone head for way cheaper. Has anyone tried one of these? I didn't dive into the inter-webs too deeply, so I'm not sure about head size and crown height availability. I did a quick search in the archives but only found posts about how the deering head sounds, and nothing about the cheaper Remo unbranded heads. What say you, oh mighty internet- wielding banjoists?
I believe the 11" dia. .011" thick Skin Tone banjo head is made by Remo for Deering. Remo also makes a Skyntone drum head.
I just looked through my Remo OEM price list and saw no Skyntone banjo heads. I did see Skyntone drum heads on the list. That leads me to believe either Deering has an exclusive on that film as a banjo head, or no other distributor or manufacturer sees the necessity to add more Remo heads to their inventory. I stock 269 different Remo heads. I think that's enough.
Bob Smakula
smakulafrettedinstruments.com
.Remo doesn't make an 11" drum head and the crowns of the Remo 12" banjo heads and the 12" Remo drum heads appear to be the same: ie Low [3/8"], Medium [7/16"], and High [1/2"], but I don't know if they are interchangeable
Edited by - restreet on 10/15/2026 18:15:01
Skyntone heads from Remo. I have about 50 of them. Here’s a banjo guitar I’m currently making
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