Fionn Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) This is a high quality drum, handmade in the Orkney islands by Eoin Leonard of Belgarth. He is a respected craftsman, regarded as making the finest Bodhrans in Scotland, and they are played by many top players. I had this made to order a few years ago. I chose a deep frame as this focuses the sound. The drum is tight, bassy, melodic (yes, it can produce clear notes), and it projects well in a session, or with other instruments. Being tunable, it is possible to fit the sound to any playing situation, and adapt to changes in temperature or humidity. Eoin describes the sound of his drums (once played-in) as "strong and mellow". This is a very apt description of the sound. The drum is in very good condition, structurally perfect, and with only some very minor signs of wear on the frame. The skin is nicely played-in, so very definately "strong and mellow", as advertised by the maker himself. The specifications are as follows ...[list] [*]16" diameter [*]6" deep [*]tunable [*]Ash frame [*]Lime-cured goat skin [*]padded case (stagg) [/list] A drum such as this; 16" x 6", with the tuning system and padded bag, would cost £215 to have made, + postage. I'll sell this for[b] £100 [/b]+ postage. Belgarth website ... [url="http://www.belgarth.com/bodhrans.htm"]http://www.belgarth.com/bodhrans.htm[/url] Edited May 20, 2013 by Fionn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've got one of these. Lovely things. They smell great too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Bump for a lovely Bodhran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intime-nick Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 bump again for a quality instrument - the missus has two belgarth bodhrans - trying to convince her to get a third.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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