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WHITE Calf or Goat Skin velum Banjo or Drum Head 10" or 12" diameter

$ 7.26

Availability: 66 in stock
  • Color: White
  • Condition: New
  • Type: any
  • Instrument: Banjo
  • Body Style: any
  • Model: velum Banjo
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Banjo Type: all banjo family
  • Width: 10 in
  • Number of Strings: ANY NUMBER
  • Weight: 1oz.
  • Height: 12 in
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Pakistan
  • Year Manufactured: 2022

    Description

    AUCTION
    is for an  10" or 12" diameter
    WHITE
    head,
    as pictured, and on the left in the 2nd picture.
    (other ebay sellers don't sell new WHITE, others charge  up to )
    SPECIFY SIZE
    on the Paypal payment page, look for the
    NOTE section
    , IF THAT FAILS JUST EMAIL ME!
    You may also specify the thickness if you have one, thin, medium or thick.
    FOR NATURAL, SEE MY NATURAL AUCTION.
    (other ebay sellers don't sell new white, others charge  up to )
    THE HEAD IS FOR A: BANJO, BANJO MANDOLIN or
    BANJO UKULELE (Usually the smallest head, a 12",  or a 10" for rims 7" or smaller)
    THE HEAD IS ALSO CALLED A VELLUM (IN BRITLAND!)
    HEADS PICTURED, LEFT TO RIGHT ARE: WHITE,
    & IN THE NEXT PICTURE,  A 12" WHITE,  14" NATURAL & A 16"  WHITE
    CALFSKIN GIVES THE MELLOWEST, WARMEST TONE OF ALL HEAD TYPES!
    SOME AREAS FLUCTUATE EXTREMELY
    AS FAR AS
    *
    HUMIDITY GOES,
    SO YOU MAY WANT TO EITHER SPRAY THE SKIN WITH A WATERPROOFING AGENT,
    OR HAVE AN EXTRA BRIDGE OF A DIFFERENT HEIGHT
    (DRIER WEATHER=TIGHTER HEAD, DAMP=LOOSER).
    YOU MAY NOT BE AT ALL EFFECTED!
    *
    THE BANJOHANGOUT (/GROUPS/HIDEHEADS) IS A GOOD SITE FOR DISCUSSIONS
    ON EVERYTHING
    RELATING TO SKIN HEADS!
    PLEASE SPECIFY SIZE WHEN ORDERING!
    i.e., SMALL DIAMETER FOR BANJO-UKE, etc.
    THICKNESS
    VARIES, SO SPECIFY THIN OR THICK IF YOU DON'T WANT MEDIUM!
    The 16" size  will fit a 12" head banjo, the 15" size will work for an11" head,
    and is easier to use since you don't have so much skin to pull (and wrestle with)
    under the stretcher band.
    Most banjo-ukes are typically 7" to *8" in diameter
    and would use the 12" size head.
    *(see my 8" Renaissance mounted head auction)
    NOTE:
    ODD SIZE BANJOS (NOT 11" OR 12" OR 10 15/16") AND BANJO-UKES NOT 8" HEAD DIAMETER
    USUALLY NEED TO HAVE A SKIN HEAD, AND YOU (OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW)
    WILL HAVE TO TRIM IT WITH A KNIFE AFTER IT IS INSTALLED
    SINCE THERE WILL BE EXTRA SKIN STICKING UP.
    YOU WILL NEED THE EXTRA SKIN TO PULL ON WHEN MOUNTING,
    THAT'S WHY THE HEAD DIAMETER IS LARGER THAN YOUR INSTRUMENT DIAMETER.
    I CAN LINK YOU TO
    YOUTUBE
    MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS,
    or
    you can just google "mounting a calfskin banjo head"!
    WET 'EM AND WRESTLE WITH 'EM 'TILL YOU GET 'EM DOWN!
    PS, I ALSO CARRY ALL GAUGES OF METAL OR NYLON BANJO OR UKE STRINGS,
    .50 A SET, AND
    FLESH HOOPS (WIRE) FOR EACH
    (THE HOOP (WIRE) IS THE  PART THAT IS ENCLOSED BY THE SKIN SO THAT THE SKIN CAN BE TIGHTENED BY THE STRETCHER BAND) .
    I ALSO USUALLY HAVE RENAISSANCE HEADS IN:
    8" (.50);  AND 11", 12", 10 7/8" AND 10 15/16" , EACH.
    SHIPPING
    :
    is .90/Economy, or .90/Priority in USA;
    International shipping, SEE SHIPPING CALCULATOR
    Laurence White