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  • Bodhran Skins  ( 3 items )

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    Most natural drum skins, usually goat, undergo a fairly standard process. The flesh is removed from the inside of the raw hide and the hair is removed.

    For bodhrans there follows a whole series of treatments, often unique to the maker that turn rawhide into a bodhran skin.

     

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