Gosh, jeffp, I was gonna suggest Albert Alfonzo's drums too! Used to be that everybody I knew who played bodhran made their own, till the last few years since I've been in Kansas (I don't think I'm in Oz anymore). Most folks here have wall hangings which they think are bodhrans. I've played many a drum, but the one which Albert Alfonzo made for me is by far the most responsive--& only 16" in diameter! I literally felt as though I had never played a Bodhran before untill the day a couple of years back when I got mine in the mail. Since then, I have noticed that several of the pros are playing them, too. If you truly love the instrument, and you really want to be a "Bodhranist" (LOL) get yourself out there & pawn what you must to get one. Good Luck!