For enthusiasts of early banjo

Anyone here ever use unusual skins on their banjos?

Just curious. Any members here actually made or own(ed) banjos with 'not' the usual run-of-the-mill calf or goat skin heads?

I don't mean banjos you've heard about or read about. I mean that YOU actually made or owned and played on.

Heads with the fur still on? Real parchment or vellum? Elk or buffalo?

Woodchuck/groundhog, rabbit, or raccoon? Cat? {{{shudder}}}

Pictures (of YOUR banjo, not just internet stuff you found online) are worth extra points.

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Permalink Reply by Strumelia on April 5, 2015 at 10:23am

Ah, well I guess we're all in danger anyway due to our calf and goatskin heads then. =8-o

Maybe we should use secret code language...and always refer to our 'naugahyde' heads. lol

Come to think of it, I'd probably rather be referred to as a 'naugahyde head' rather than as a skinhead.

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