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Comment by A.D.EKER on January 15, 2016 at 3:19am

Cool Now i Got it, i know the Place where to get that overhere! i was studiing on that for a while cose the chinese fiddle uses snake skin for a hide ,and i did not see my self getting that, the leather store i know got snake but you have to get a hole skin, whitch i thougt was to exspencif,

will see where it gets me ! Thanks Jim, like i say'd Your the Man !! Greeeetsszz A.D.

Comment by Jim Morris on January 15, 2016 at 3:10am

I usually get mine from a drum or banjo supply place. The skin is dried but I don' think it's tanned. Correct, the skin is quite flexible and stretchy when it's been soaked for about 20 min. Then tightens up a lot when dry. I let mine sit and dry for 24 hrs before doing anything with them. Pretty easy to find the skin on ebay "natural skin banjo head"

Comment by A.D.EKER on January 15, 2016 at 2:51am

Is this any type of natural skin Jim ,or leather fresch from the animal or a pig blatter like for tamborine? The principel ;make it wet, it widens. Let it dry; it srinks and the tension builds up kind of thing? 

Comment by Jim Morris on January 15, 2016 at 2:32am

Yeah Andries, impossible to staple into a coconut shell. Try pre drilling holes and using a screw and washer. If you used a natural skin you could use ties like on African drums but I don't think that would work with the plastic.

Comment by A.D.EKER on January 15, 2016 at 2:22am

Found out that the CoCoNut shell is pretty hard stuff for this type of build,and that a Salad Bowl and a Billard Q surves better for the Job at least the staples stay stuck when you put on the

PET 1. Any one who has better ideers about putting it on the COCONUT whit out staples PLEASE tell Me !