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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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Location:

Unit 137 Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Baldoyle,
Unit 137 Baldoyle Industrial Estate, Baldoyle
Dublin
D13 X958

Great drum Arrived within couple of weeks. Love the drum And the tipper was perfect. Has improved my style and given me much greater scope. Deeper tone and easy to hold Thanks so much
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Posted 3 years ago
That's great Michael! I am glad to hear that you are happy with it.
Posted 3 years ago
Great drum, amazing service. My wife loves her new drum, and I am amazed by your service. You folks keep up the great work.
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Posted 3 years ago
I sent a review yesterday
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Posted 3 years ago
I am very pleased with this bodhran. It has a beautiful tone and is excellently made. I have been playing for five years and this is the best bodhran I have had.
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Posted 3 years ago
I've been searching for a suitable bodhrán for quite a long time and this one fully meets my expectations. The Classic Performance Bodhrán Set is worth the price - it has all the specifications I was looking for (gig bag, sticks, etc were included). It was very easy for me (as a beginner) to choose this, because the product description online (including pictures from different angles) is very good as you can find out for example, if there is a T-Bar and an arm cut-out. I like the warm sound and also the big range of sounds, so I'm very happy with my choice and would definitely recommend this set. Many thanks for the great customer service too!
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Posted 3 years ago
Great product and service
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Posted 4 years ago
Australian review. The 14 inch deep rim drum is an absolute ripper, It is well made and has a fantastic range of sounds that are both crisp and rich. It took a little while to find the right skin tension I like but the tuning system made it easy. I love the feel of the drum and as I said the sound is exactly what I was looking for. This is my second MCNEELA drum , the first was a 16inch tuneable which is a great drum too, but this 14inch tuneable deep rim is the next step up . I can highly recommend this drum to anyone, you won’t be disappointed. P. S. Only took 8days to from ordering the drum to arrive here in Australia well done,,
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Posted 4 years ago
Completely satisfied
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Posted 4 years ago