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Meinl Percussion Irish Bodhran - Brown Burl

Irish Bodhran with Rubber Wood Construction, Goat Skin Head, Dampening layer, Extra Deep Shell, and Allen Wrench
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Traditional Celtic Sounds with Modern Enhancements

A skilled Bodhran player can elecit a world of sounds from a seemingly simple drum. Meinl Percussion offers their FD14IBO Irish Bodhran for the players looking for the Celtic tones they're known for, and want modern features to help give you the best quality Bodhran possible. The rubber wood-framed FD14IBO does away with the traditional cross brace in the back to offer you more control with modern pitch-bending techniques. And the dampening layer around the rim greatly reduces unwanted overtones. Get a historic sound with modern features in the Meinl Irish Bodhran.

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Meinl Percussion FD14IBO Irish Bodhran Features:
  • Traditional Irish Bodhran with modern appointments
  • Extra deep shell for full sound development
  • Dampening layer around rim for reduced overtones
  • Rubber Wood construction
  • Hand selected goat-skin head
  • Allen wrench included
Get today's performance from your Irish Bodhran with the FD14IBO.

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Irish Bodhran
  • Size: 14" x 6"
  • Material: Siam Oak Shell, Goat Skin Head
  • Finish: Brown Burl
  • Manufacturer Part Number: FD14IBO

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Excellent choice

Having played an 18 inch bodhran for several years I had a bit of a tough time with this smaller deeper one .... BUT! don't give up on it if it's not what you're used to because the sound and the playability is EXELLENT. My biggest challenge was double tipping but now that I've spent several hours of playing I've been able to overcome the size difference and am back to playing like I did before except the sound with my new bodhran is so much better, it settles in and I have no problem handling it.
If you're going from a larger drum to this one don't give up as it's worth the extra time to get used to it. The sounds that can be produced are wonderful and once you get to playing you will be well pleased.
by Faye Scofield on
Music background: I play for my own enjoyment. I spend every other Sunday playing an assortment of instruments with my family.

Very Happy

I'm very happy with my purchase. It's a comfortable size and has a nice deep sound. Now if I can only learn to play it correctly!! Lol!!
by Rhonda Young from Oklahoma on
Music background: Country, Bluegrass, Religious Music - Family Band (Past) - Solo Singer (Present)

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Recieved my new Bodhran quickly, ordering was easy and the drum is terrific
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Nice bodhran at an excellent price

This is a good sounding bodhran! It"s 14" wide by 6" deep, which is a pretty standard size for modern bodhrans. The deeper shell helps with the depth and volume of the sound, and is worth the effort to get used to. The drum weighs about 4 1/2 pounds. It has a real goatskin head, nicely finished to a smooth surface. The head is pretty thin and you can easily get the pitch variation effects with your left hand (assuming you"re a right handed player). It"s got a tuning system that uses a long Allen wrench, which is supplied. The tuning lugs are simple threaded Allen head machine bolts that go through the tuning hoop that"s mounted inside the rim and then sit against the wooden tuning ring which pushes against the head to tighten it. The tuning wrench has the handle end wrapped in velcro and there"s a velcro patch inside the rim to stick the wrench to when not in use, which will hopefully help keep it from getting lost. The only design flaw might be that the tuning hoop is wood and there"s not a metal threaded insert that the Allen machine bolts go through, so the bolts just are threaded through wood which could possibly wear out over time. There are 8 Allen bolts though, so it should last a good long while. Meinl"s description says the rim is made of "rubber wood," which appears to be a laminate with a finish printed on it. It looks pretty much like real wood, the grain pattern inside the rim matches the one on the outside, pretty convincing. Meinl also offers a case for this drum, which is model MFDB-14IBO.
by Dave O from California on
Music background: pro player and studio owner
See also: Meinl Percussion, Meinl Percussion Frame Drums
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