Calfskin and Goatskin Heads for Bass Drums

Our STANDARD calfskin and goatskin heads are the highest grade skins, produced with a careful eye to consistency in thickness. We carry these in a wide range of sizes. Supply of these skins has been uneven at best over the last few years; if you cannot put one from the list in your cart, it means it is currently out of stock.

Our STANDARD TRANSLUCENT calfskin heads are the also the highest grade, which we carry for those who want the translucent look. 

We also stock BASIC goatskin heads. These heads are durable, economical, and well suited for drums that need to look time-period authentic or are intended primarily for display purposes. We occasionally have a few BASIC calfskin heads in stock as well; if we do, it will appear in the listing.

We list heads for up to 30" diameter bass drums. Please contact us for larger bass sizes, or if you have any questions about the size or thickness of calfskin or goatskin that you need. The basic skins are available only in 30" and 36" diameter, and the listings here reflect that.

There are several options for ordering these heads. You can order the flat (untucked) skin, or the skin pretucked on a new flesh hoop, or you can choose to send us your existing flesh hoop to use for tucking the new head.

Order the flat calfskin or goatskin here, then add services for tucking if you'd like us to do so.

SEE THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR TUCKING AND MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS.