This is a question I am relaying for David C.:

I am quite happy with the sound I currently get from my banjo. I guess I have always been happy with it, but as the years have passed, the sound has improved. Of course, some of that has had to do with adjustments I have made to the bridge, head tension, etc..

The problem is that I have noticed that the head is wearing thin where my anchor fingers touch.

My quandry is whether I should replace the head and risk losing the sound I have finally obtained; or whether to leave it alone and hope that the head won't break through at an inopportune moment - as if there were an opportune moment!

Actually, this brings me to another question. The current head is made of Mylar. I have heard that there is a new synthetic one avaiable that is said to produce the sound of the old calfskins. Does anyone out there have experience with this?

David C.