I teplaced a remo mondo head with a goatskin
used the ptesting wood ring for the lower ring.
Cut off 1" of the tall side wood after stripping the staples all the way around. If you don't remove the height on the tall side of the ring you won't have any room to tighten. Also a skin won't fit between the ring and the drum so you must remove 1/6 th approx. All thexwau around ne careful not to compromise integrity this is a piece of wood. Next hurdle is getting as much space to tighten as possible , using existing screws you'll get just enough but if you use longer screws you can gain adjustment space. I used existing lug screws and I think I'll b tight enough after drying I jave1 inch of tightening space. Is it cheaper no, a remo head is about the sane as a larger thin skin.
This is just what the guy wants. Actually he asked for ropes , that would mean I gotta make two rings, and there's still the dead stop that prevents you from goin any further.