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The Irish Frame drum played with a single stick. Prepared goatskin is attached to one side of the bodhran and a hand is placed against the inside skin to affect the bodhran's tone. To find out more about the bodhran, please use the menus in the left margin.

The Irish Frame drum played with a single stick. Prepared goatskin is attached to one side of the bodhran and a hand is placed against the inside skin to affect the bodhran's tone. Click here to find out more about the bodhran.

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The Bodojo Bodhran Academy has been created as a growing resource for bodojo members at all levels of their bodhran journey.

The Academy is a collection of articles and tutorials by members starting from supporting and striking the drum, holding the stick through to more advanced technical and solo approaches. There are often many ways of achieving the same effect.

The academy content will grow and expand over the years. It will respond to the user's need for information, the development of the drum, its playing styles and inevitably the articles that are submitted.

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Bodhacking

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Hacking Homebase #1

On a recent shopping trip to homebase Rob Forkner and Paul Marshall chanced bodhack_price_wee.jpgupon some light fittings in a sale that were too good to pass up...

Rob and Paul retired toPaul's workshop and set about creating a drum using skin off-cuts plus the tools and industrial fixings available.

Well, one out of 2 ain't bad!

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Lee's Bodhran Building
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Drum And Writeup by Lee Allan, Australia
 
Diameter is 13"
Rim depth is 4"
Head is kangaroo 
 
Given this is my first attempt, I have made this one non-tunable, however I did add a "fixed" internal ring to (a) house the tacks and (b) to allow for a raised schamfer for the skin.  This is the same principal as a tunable "ring" only that it is fixed.  I think it helps in reducing the "zingy buzz" a little more and I have put some tape around the drum to reduce the vibration as well.

                       
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Bodojo provides a free contact service for our members to advertise their used drums for sale or to place a 'drum wanted' notice.

This is a member service and relates to private sales only - no commercial  traders please. Your for sale and wanted notices are visible to the public but only members can respond.

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  • The Basics of Bodhran Playing

    Holding the drum

     

    The drum is normally played when sitting. In the case of a right handed player it will sit on the left knee with the frame pointing directly ahead or slightly to the right, it is supported by the left hand inside the drum and held snugly against the front left side of the…

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