Just purchased this 16in. head to finish off my refurbished kids size drum kit. Love the retro look. I ordered here at Sweetwater for the first time and it was delivered 3 days later. Great Service & threw in little candy bag to boot. Tell the boss,sales staff,warehouse/everyone Great job. From Dave in Illinois ~ ~ ~

I put a 14" calftone on my 14"x6" snare with wood hoops & claws, looking for that old time sound. It sounded OK. I played it 2 to 3 hrs. a day. Within 3 weeks the coating started bubbling & de-laminating in the sweet spot where I hit very consitantly (very short time for durability). I changed to a real calfskin head from Stern Tanning, a lot of work mounting & maintaining but 3 months later the head sounds better all the time. Very expensive but it will never bubble & it has the real sound & for the cost of replacing the calftone 3 times plus the cost of the first one it will pay for itself. I've used Remo Fiberskin and they are more durable but don't come as close to the real sound of calfskin. I think if Evans gets their laminating process perfected, they will have an affordable head that sounds as close to calfskin as a plastic head could, and I would consider using them again. Much less work & maintenance.

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