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The Rosewood Deep Rim 14" Performance Bodhrán Reviews

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The McNeela Rosewood 14" Deep-Rim Hand-Tuneable Bodhrán
This Rosewood Bodhrán has been designed to produce a deep resonating tone and represent the pinnacle of modern bodhrán making and, with Paraic’s easy to use hand-tuning system. 
It doesn’t get much better than this plus for a limited time only when you purchase any McNeela Performance Bodhrán you will receive 8 free bodhrán lessons* with Rónán Ó Snodaigh! 
Key Features of the Rosewood Deep Rim 14" Tuneable Bodhrán:
Crafted using beautiful rosewood.
Compact in size making it easier for the player to hold and control.
Produces a beautiful deep and rich tone with great sustain.
Highly responsive
Has a removable t-bar and arm cut-out for even more playing comfort.
8-point hand tuning system
Rim Depth approx 5 1/2”
Taped to extend its harmonic range and produce a gorgeous tone
Hand-selected, specially treated and cured goatskin
Head-turning good looks to match the sound it produces
Bonus Features:
Comes with free bulbous beater and handy bodhrán canvas carrier bag
BONUS BODHRÁN LESSONS with Rónán Ó Snodaigh
For a great bodhrán tutorial, check out Steáfán Hannigan’s tremendous book & CD combo, Bodhrán Basics.
BONUS BODHRÁN LESSONS WITH RÓNÁN Ó SNODAIGH
For a very limited time only, with every purchase of any of my tuneable bodhráns you will receive eight lessons, yes eight lessons, with Rónán Ó Snodaigh, one of the greatest bodhrán players ever.
These online lessons will cover everything from basic traditional Irish dance beat timing, traditional Irish music session performance, alternative beats, how to get the most out of your bodhrán skin, how to tune your bodhrán and everything else you need to get started on your bodhrán learning journey.
With Rónán’s magical way of teaching I guarantee you will fall completely and utterly in love with bodhrán playing.
These free online bodhrán lessons are exclusive to McNeela Instruments and will have you accompanying traditional Irish music sessions with gusto in no time!
The Bodhrán Skin:
The skin is the most important part of the bodhrán. We've done many blind tests and the results are staggering. Even non-bodhrán players can tell the difference between a good quality skin and a poor one - it's that obvious. That's why we only use the best goat skins. 
Our skins are sustainably sourced from healthy animals, carefully selected and examined for quality. The goat skins are naturally hand-cured in lime, which gives that all-important bass tone, then 'pickled' to close up the pores and finally stretched and left to sun dry, achieving a lovely clean 'bleached' finish.
Each skin is unique to your bodhrán and any imperfections or differences in thickness are normal and are a great way to allow you to vary tone and pitch when playing. McNeela bodhrán skins produce great depth of sound and are easy to tune.
'Whatever way Paraic cures them and treats them, I can get everything I want out of them. There’s a lovely sound to [the goatskins].”' - Jim Woods
Superior Tonewood
Why We Use Rosewood: We only use the best quality of wood and this bodhrán is made using rosewood. Rosewood is a hardwood and is quite dense and heavy. The more dense the wood the better the resonance.
Rosewood is not quite as dense as cocuswood or blackwood but it is still hard enough to allow for a strong earthly resonance, a really beautiful aesthetic and it's cost effective at the same time. 
Key Points:
100% refundable (For any reason, just return it up to 14 days from when you receive the bodhrán). 
1 year guarantee (this is very important when considering which bodhrán to buy).
Has a removable T-bar and arm cut-out for even more playing comfort.
 
ESTIMATED SHIPPING TIMES:
USA & CANADA (5 - 7 days)EUROPE (3 - 4 days)UK (2 days)IRELAND (Next Day)THE REST OF THE WORLD (5 - 7 days) 

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Unit 137 Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Baldoyle
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The 14 inch, deep rim, performance Bodhran, is perfect for my height, sounds really awesome, and my only regret is that I couldn't afford it earlier. Have received many compliments, and all are for the drum, not my playing. Would recommend to anyone thinking of purchasing one. Cheers from down-under.
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Posted 7 months ago
This bodhran is absolutely stunning! The tone is super and so is the quality. I took it to our session yesterday and the two advanced bodhran players that were there asked me if they could play it. They love the tone and quality of this incredible instrument and thinking about purchasing one. It is without a doubt, such a joy and pleasure to play. Well done McNeela Music the quality and your attention to detail is like no other.
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Posted 1 year ago
Quick shipping. They take great care packaging the drum. It is beautiful, sounds incredible and the quality is amazing with attention to every detail. Such a pleasure to play this drum. I've played several others and this is by far the best. If you are thinking about buying this drum I highly recommend that you do. You won't be disappointed.
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Posted 1 year ago
I am 82 years old and purchased the Rosewood 14 inch Performance bodhran from McNeela about a month ago and I am very happy with it and with the delivery service to the United States (8 days to Oregon). I am new to the bodhran only playing for about 3 months. I had previously purchased one made in an Asian country and soon decided I needed a better quality and tunable bodhran. This bodhran is more than worth the extra cost. I like the 14" size but I think a 16" may have been a better size for me. If I decide to purchase a 16", I will certainly buy it from McNeela's.
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Posted 2 years ago
Great sound, easy to tune (important to me), perfect size as I'm on the petite end and a beautiful instrument. Highly recommend!
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Posted 2 years ago
Beautiful instrument. Shipped quickly, free instruction. Very pleased with my purchase and McNeela's service,
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Posted 2 years ago
I love it - sounds great- looks great the Rosewood is very attractive. The tape came off in route but it did travel all the way from Ireland to the East Coast of Canada. No big deal. It arrived sooner than expected. I am very happy with it. Thank You
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Posted 2 years ago
I LOVE my new drum. The first one I purchased from Irish Musik is still wonderful, but because of the extremely dry air and high altitude (5700+ft elevation), I wanted to try a tunable drum to go with the changes in weather here. Such a beautiful instrument! This is the only maker from whom I would purchase a bodhran.
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Posted 2 years ago