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Your cart is empty.Elite Amber Banjo Heads Warm tone with extra clarity. Bring new tone possibilities with a sound that's a bit brighter than the original Elite, but warmer than a standard plastic head. Get more "snap" for old-time playing and more depth for bluegrass. This modern head material is unaffected by moisture and resembles antique amber translucent calfskin. A banjo with a flathead tone ring (or a flat-topped banjo) usually requires a high crown head. The low crown version fits a banjo with an archtop tone ring. Choosing the right size banjo head Measure your banjo for the correct head diameter Your banjo's rim may be slightly out of round, so take at least three diameter measurements at different points on the outside of the banjo's tone ring or rim top. Use the average diameter to the nearest 1/16" to order the correct size. Most modern banjos use an 11"-diameter head. Modern makers of "old-time" open-back banjos usually use 11" (and sometimes 12") heads. Vintage banjos, however, may have a range of rim diameters from 10" to 12".
Barrie B. Strachan
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
The item fit my SS Stewart banjo but you could see right through it. I had to paint the back with flat white paint to make it look right. Also the big "Elite" logo printed on it was as out of place as a porcupine at a dog show. I was able to remove it with acetone.... didn't hurt the plastic but it was a nuisance.
Don Green
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020
Good product. Long time getting it. Ordered 9/9 and received 9/21.
Doc Fisher
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2019
nice head but not as amber as the pics show andmore translucent.
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