TYPES OF FRAMED DRUMS
The moment one begins to talk about lush and green Ireland, the main impression is of greenery and scenic beauty. On the other hand, Ireland is also known for its history, culture and traditions. Ireland is also known for a traditional musical instrument called Bodhran (pronounced Bow Rawn). The skin is stretched to one side of the frame upon this drum. If that was into the historical perspective of the origin of the Bodhran, one can understand that in Arabia this musical instrument is called a Daff, which was phonetically translated into English and Irish as Bodhran. Anyway, a good skin is secured and treated in such a manner that it can be stretched over a tambour frame. Goat skin is best, because it gets lustre as the Bodhran ages.
It is also capable of stretching across any frame and fitting it perfectly. The word Bodhar means haunting. That is the reason why, the music played on the Bodhran can sound very subtly haunting when you hold the frame one hand and play upon the instrument with the palm of your other hand. The moment you caress the skin, you hear a soft subtle exciting sound and pressing upon the skin a little more is going to give you a more highlighted and accented structured sound. One only has to understand rhythm and music, so that one can experiment with this drum and find out which a flicking repeated movement of the wrist can produce sounds. This is done by warming up slowly up on the drum, beating it softly, and then steadily until you get the rhythm and the sound you require.
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