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Your cart is empty.For those who prefer the unmistakable sound of a genuine goatskin head, here is select quality skin head that is durable and affordable. Full 16" diameter allows head to be trimmed to size—after soaking in water and mounting on banjo. Be sure to save and re-use the metal head hoop from your previous skin head—as these are hard to find!
David roberts
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
It worked perfectly for me.
A. DeNewsum
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
So despite being one of the cheaper options when it comes to skin banjo heads, I really love these! I've used them on several banjos of my own and for others. Adequate thickness and very consistent quality. They also take various staining techniques very well. I've used coffee and black tea to stain these and they make for some interesting looks! Above all, these sound phenomenal for getting that old school tone with clawhammer and Scruggs style. Highly recommend!
Michele DeFede
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
Came coated in a horrible smelling white powder
Frank H
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024
Wanted to used a skin head on my 100 plus year old banjo. This arrived quick and works well.
Éric Thériault
Reviewed in Canada on March 11, 2024
Easy to réhydrate. Flexible. Make à good skinhead on m'y old 11 1/4 inches tenor banjo.
N. R. McClung
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024
I was off work and the kids were out of school because of snow. On Monday one boy asked about getting a banjo…. Next thing you know I’m building an 1840’s minstrel style banjo with an improvised octagonal body. (I don’t have steam bending capacity to make hoops)The only parts we have purchased are strings, tacks and this head. It was tightly rolled and bent in half - but I was confident it would relax well. I soaked it in hot (140-150) degree water for half an hour. It flattened perfectly. There was a thinner spot in the skin, but it wasn’t terrible.When stretching it, I used heavy rubber bands to lash it down. I folded the extra back up under a second lash of the rubber band. Then I lashed a wrap of paracord around the octagon. I used the paracord like a hoop and pulled on it to slowly work the rubber band/skin assembly down, stretching it tighter and tighter. I did this for a few minutes, waited and did it again. Being a wooden hoop I had applied titebond to the Unsanded lip of the shell, but I finished by painting a thin layer of glue up under the lap. I placed it face down on my table, weighted and left it to dry. After three hours I drilled and drove my tacks, removing the lashing. Six hours after, it’s getting very hard and the pitch has gone up A LOT!Overall, I think this skin made our project a success. Now all we have left is bridge and tailpiece!!
mike sheets
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
First time I installed a goat skin banjo head. It came out great. very happy!
carpenter
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
Do any of us actually know where these goat skins come from? I chose this almost at random from a number of them offered.It arrived promptly in a very small plastic bag. It had been tightly rolled, and folded twice to fit into the small plastic bag. When I started to unroll it, I realized it was dusted with an unknown white powder.I took it outside and brushed it off because I didn't want that in my shop air.I'll soak it and try to use it because I paid $25 for it. I think the folding has ruined it and that it will fail when being stretched.The white powder felt like baby powder on my fingertips. I washed my hands.Back in the day, I used a lot of powdered insecticides. The mystery powder felt and behaved identically.I made no attempt to smell or taste it. I will not purchase from these folks again.I cannot recommend this product based on the shipping method, and the added white powder.
Hans
Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2024
Parfait
Chicot
Reviewed in Canada on June 24, 2020
Happy with it, all around. No tear through when mounting at all, no thin spots, nice even thickness (relatively speaking... it's still skin).Dropped a single star because it took forever & a day to actually ship, despite being "in stock". Once on it's way, it got here quickly.
Doug
Reviewed in Canada on December 21, 2020
Replaced the head on a 1931 banjolele and it worked beautifully sounds great and looks great
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2016
I've had quite a few of these back when golden gate were selling the calfskin ones. I play a lot of old time tunes and these skins provide a nice crisp old timey sound. Not too mellow, not too bright, just right. Ive never tried a goat skin one, but I think I will on my current old time banjo build project. Installatation isn't too difficult. Make sure you save your factory made head as you will need the hoop inside of it to mount your skin. Soak the skin in a tub of Luke warm water, fully submerged, for about 10 minutes.. Not too much longer than that.. You'll want to get it on fairly quickly as the skin is harder to work with as it dries.
Kevin
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015
This was my first goatskin banjo head, so I'm no expert, but I like it. It looks nice, it sounds nice, and it wasn't as hard as I thought to put on. Thanks Mr Goat!
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