| A few words about this list |
| Elite Banjo Head |
| Elite banjo heads are made from a special synthetic material attempting to emulate natural calfskin as closely as possible, but without all the disadvantages of natural skin. |
| Ludwig Five Star Banjo Head |
| Also sold under the brand name "Five Star". Like Weatherking, Ludwig/Five Star is made from .007" film, but it's still considerably heavier producing a very different sound. It comes both with a frosted and a smooth surface, and even in clear, transparent plastic. |
| Five Star Five Star Banjo Head |
| Same as Ludwig's banjo head. |
| Stewart-MacDonald Skin Banjo Head |
| Goatskin head premounted or unmounted. |
| Remo Weatherking Banjo Head |
| Manufactured by Remo, but also sold under other brand names, the Weatherking is made from mylar plastic epoxied into an aluminum hoop and sprayed with a thin white plastic frosting on top. This original design revolutionized the banjo nearly 50 years ago: it solved the problems of stretching and shrinking which were inherent in skin heads, and gave the instrument a brighter, crisper tone. |
| Gibson Banjo Head |
| Gibson's own brand of banjo heads. |
| Deering Banjo Head |
| ??? |
| Remo Fiberskyn Banjo Head |
| Remo's Fibeskyn is made to emulate the sound and feel of natural skin. It has a very unusual texture, at first glance looking almost like thick-fibered paper! |
| Gold Tone Natural goatskin banjo head |
| Premounted |
| Zepp Natural calfskin banjo head , high quality |
| Opaque white calfskin that fits a banjo up to 12" |
| Gretsch Permatone Banjo Head |
| Gretsch' standard banjo head. I don't know if it's still in production. |
| Zepp Natural calfskin banjo head , economy |
| Translucent white calfskin that fits a banjo up to 12". Made in Pakistan. |
| Remo Renaissance Banjo Head |
| Uncoated mylar head with fibrous inclusions, made to look and sound as closely as possible to a natural calf skin head. Both when it comes to sound and finish it comes somewhere in between Remo's Fiberskyn and Weatherking. |
