this thread has been enlightening. I have a bodhran I ordered through a folk music shop in Alabama for about 50 bucks. It was made in Pakistan(So the Khyber Rifles must be till alive and well and hiding out somewhere).

It actually is a fine bodhran, except is in the high, tight end of things. I'm not sure what the head is made of, synthetic calf-skin or something would be my guess. Anyway, it's really tight so it lacks that great low sound that a goatskin has. And doesn't seem very variable with heat, moisture, etc.

So I've been contemplating either a) buying and stretching a new head on it or b)discovering some way to loosen up the existing head no matter it's material.

Given the above conversation anybody got some advice?

Cheers. Marc

Marc