Banjo Head
To install the banjo head:
1.Press the banjo head onto the tone ring.
2.Place the tension ring over the banjo head. See Figure 6.
Figure 6. Installing the tension hoop.
3.Drop the bracket hooks over the tension ring and through the bracket hook lugs.
4.Thread the bracket hook nuts and 4mm lock washers onto the bracket hooks and finger tighten as shown in Figure 7. Note—The bracket hook nuts install with the flat side toward the bracket hook lugs.
Figure 7. Finger tightening the bracket hook nuts.
5.Ensure that the head is seated squarely on the rim, and the bracket hooks are perpen- dicular to the tension hoop.
6.Use the included wrench to tighten the brack- et hook nuts. Proceed clockwise, tightening each nut 1⁄2 turn as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Tightening the bracket hook nuts.
7.If the surface of the tension hoop is higher than the fingerboard surface, tighten the bracket hooks until the surfaces are equal.
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