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The bodhrán (, ; plural bodhráin) is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or other animal skins are sometimes used). The other side is open-ended for one hand to be placed against the inside of the drum head to control the pitch and timbre.
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- Instrument.name
- Bodhrán
- Instrument.image
- bodhran.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- Bodhrán with cipín (tipper)
- Instrument.background
- percussion
- Instrument.classification
- Percussion
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
- 211.321
- Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
- Single-skin frame drums
- Instrument.developed
- southwest Ireland either mid-19th century or ancient
- Instrument.related
- Tambourine
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- Bodhráns
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
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The bodhrán (, ; plural bodhráin) is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or other animal skins are sometimes used). The other side is open-ended for one hand to be placed against the inside of the drum head to control the pitch and timbre.
One or two crossbars, sometimes removable, may be inside the frame, but this is increasingly rare on modern instruments. Some professional modern bodhráns integrate mechanical tuning systems similar to those used on drums found in drum kits. It is usually with a hex key that the bodhrán skins are tightened or loosened depending on the atmospheric conditions.