It sounds very much like the Egg Wicker my brother uses on his drum set. I do like the sound, but never thought it can be applied to the bodhran. Thank you for showing this, I might end up using it.
"So for size reference here is a sonic screwdriver." a: there is no such thing as a sonic screwdriver. b: even if it existed, what size is it? c: why not use imperial or metric measurements?
Hi, where'd did you get that tipper at 2:38? I want one just like that! I live in usa and am having trouble finding a good tipper. Any suggestions? Thanks for the awesome video and I will make one of these too!
In Seattle, there are a bunch of good instrument stores, but one of the best for less common instruments (harps, bodhran, mandolin, irish bouzouki, hammer dulcimer) is a place called Dusty Strings, in Wallingford. I got both the drum and that wooden tipper there and they're great.
Interesting observation about the skin being too tight on the bohdran. I presume that it is due to the pitch of the sound being a bit high. I tried making my own one here, back in South Africa, and i find that getting the skin less tight is darn hard. I made 2 drums so far, sold them both to people who liked them (despite the higher pitch)but am still stumped by that process of getting the pitch lower. I know the skin has to be less tight, but try to get a soaked/damp skin attached to the frame in this heat, not easy. I use a staple gun to attach the skin to the frame, which was also handmade. The down-side of using natural rawhide (which i have to make myself from game skins) i beg from hunters, is that on damp days the skin gets so "loose" that the drum is unplayable. I sort of made peace with that, and learned that leaving the drum in the car in the sun helps to draw the skin tight again if it got damp.
I tried it out, with beechwood sticks. It turned out great! I‘d love to send you a foto.Thanks for this tutorial! Susanne from Germany
It sounds very much like the Egg Wicker my brother uses on his drum set. I do like the sound, but never thought it can be applied to the bodhran. Thank you for showing this, I might end up using it.
"So for size reference here is a sonic screwdriver." a: there is no such thing as a sonic screwdriver. b: even if it existed, what size is it? c: why not use imperial or metric measurements?
I don't know in which of hole have you lived all your life. Everyone in this olanet know what a sonici screwdriber and its size. Wake up!!
Did you say "sonic screw driver"? Shades of Dr. Who!
Hi, where'd did you get that tipper at 2:38? I want one just like that! I live in usa and am having trouble finding a good tipper. Any suggestions? Thanks for the awesome video and I will make one of these too!
In Seattle, there are a bunch of good instrument stores, but one of the best for less common instruments (harps, bodhran, mandolin, irish bouzouki, hammer dulcimer) is a place called Dusty Strings, in Wallingford. I got both the drum and that wooden tipper there and they're great.
Thanks man! I'll check it out. Great playing btw!
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Thanks for the info on how to make this, ps the skin on your bodhran is too tight :)
Interesting observation about the skin being too tight on the bohdran.
I presume that it is due to the pitch of the sound being a bit high. I tried making my own one here, back in South Africa, and i find that getting the skin less tight is darn hard. I made 2 drums so far, sold them both to people who liked them (despite the higher pitch)but am still stumped by that process of getting the pitch lower.
I know the skin has to be less tight, but try to get a soaked/damp skin attached to the frame in this heat, not easy.
I use a staple gun to attach the skin to the frame, which was also handmade.
The down-side of using natural rawhide (which i have to make myself from game skins) i beg from hunters, is that on damp days the skin gets so "loose" that the drum is unplayable. I sort of made peace with that, and learned that leaving the drum in the car in the sun helps to draw the skin tight again if it got damp.