u/Phets

Hey everyone,

I'm re-skinning my djembe and made a mistake. I didn't push the crown and flesh ring down onto the bowl manually, assuming the vertical ropes would pull them down during tightening.

I've already trimmed the excess skin. Now that I realize the rings are sitting too high, I'm concerned that if I loosen everything to push them down, there won't be enough skin left to hold onto the flesh ring under tension.

Is this saveable? If I slacken the ropes and force the rings down, will the trimmed skin just slip out of the loop?

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!