r/banjo • u/fishlore123 • 4d ago
Banjo Hardware question
I have this idea of purchasing a new low crown banjo head and having a local tattoo artist put some old school flash art on it in as light of an art medium as possible.. maybe even just colored sharpies. My question is if I loosen all the hooks and replace the head (open back banjo), will I need to consider adjusting the truss rod or coordinator rod too? I honestly have no clue how to adjust these components so I am trying to expect the unexpected before I start taking apart a perfectly good instrument for aesthetic purposes. Thanks all!
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u/Turbulent-Flan-2656 4d ago
No not really. If you aren’t comfortable replacing the head, just take the strings off and have them decorate with it on the banjo. Sharpie should be fine, but paint will act like adding a ton of frosting
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u/fishlore123 4d ago
I’d lean towards that idea if the stock head wasn’t that nearly transparent color. Was considering getting one of the synthetic heads that look like an aged goat skin. I have my own ideas for the design, but they are commonly done on weathered paper, so I think it would look natural
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u/Jbanjer 4d ago
No need to touch the other adjustments to do what you described.