John,
Alison will probably respond to this message sometime today. She & another friend recently obtained a couple of skins which they are having made up by a professional bodhran maker somewhere in the blue mountains. She'll also tell you about the effect of the Sydney climate on bodhrans - they dry out quickly & need lots of water before being played, otherwise they go as tight as a drum! We played for a St Pats gig yesterday & she needed to add about half a cup of water each time she played it.

Cheers,
Alan