I wanted to replace the head on my Harmony banjo because it's got a dent where the bridge sat for many years under tension. There's also a slight buzz and generally I don't think it was a very good head. (There's no name on the head. Maybe it was original to the banjo.) I bought an Elite head from StewMac (the regular one, not the gold one). The new head itself seems to be the right diameter, but the "lip" around the bottom is at least 1/16" wider than the one that was on the Harmony. (I'm sure my terminology is wrong, please correct.) The bracket hooks can't hook onto the ring because they can't get past this lip.
Is there anything that can be done to make the Elite head work? Do I need a special head for this banjo?
Thanks
Cindy