Technical

This is the area of the dojo where we look in a little more detail at some of the areas of our noble instrument and artform

• Drum Makers
  • A geographical listing of bodhrán makers around the world

   

• Micing your drum
  • An article by Mii on considerations when micing a bodhrán
  • A report of the discussion on the email group regarding microphones for the bodhrán

   

• Lambeg skin
  • Paul discovers more about what a lambeg skin is and what makes it work on a bodhrán

   

• Appliqués
  • Things which are added directly to the skin to affect the sound of the drum

   

• Making your own drum
  • Mii from Finland made his own bodhrán, from beech and Reindeer skin
  • Tony Hedgewolf made a bodhrán from from sheepskin and PVC pipe