Natural hide banjo heads are often used on gourd and tack head banjos as well as bracket style banjos. Building gourd and tack head banjos is a great way to get into banjo building and stringed instrument building in general. Gourd and tack head banjos are inexpensive to build from scratch. Working with natural hide banjo heads may seem a little mysterious at first but gets easier with a little experience. Here’s my introductory video on working with hide heads and using a stretching frame for consistent results.