This is a natural skin banjo that has torn and needs to be replaced. A natural skin head can dry out and rip easily if it gets dehydrated.

This banjo was also in need of a fret dressing.

Here is the first step of putting the wet skin on the banjo. Laying the skin out over the rim and tone chamber, and pulling it evenly around the flesh hoop.

Tightening of the stretcher band to get an even height and an appropriate taughtness.

Trimming the excess skin.

The new installed skin ready to dry.

The banjo is set up and ready to play.

A full view of the Kingston Ludwig tenor banjo set up with frets dressed.

Here is a close up of the headstock with mother of pearl engraved and inlayed in ebony.

This is the original engraved tailpiece.