DIY Percussion Instrument: BODHRÁN

 bodhrán and tippeR

Created by Ashley Tisdale, MT-BC

Materials Needed

• One cookie tin/ spring pan (without the bottom)
  
• Packaging tape
  
• Masking tape
  
• Electrical tape (for grip/optional)
  
• Wooden kabab skewers
  
• Sandpaper
  

Step 1

Remove bottom of spring pan (if using spring pan) or remove lid of cookie tin, we will refer to this as the “frame”

Step 2

Lay a strip of packaging tape tightly across the diameter of your frame and a second perpendicular to the first (shown below)

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STEp 3

Continue to place tape tightly across the frame in star shaped pattern until you have a completed surface - you will need a lot of tape for this!

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Step 4

Take your bamboo skewers and bunch them together into a cylindrical shape, Tape the center, top, and bottom of the skewers to secure in place - cut off the pointy tips and shape into a smooth edge ​

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Step 5

Tightly wrap the rough end for better grip. Cover at bottom of stick with small piece then wrap around like a tennis racket or baseball/softball bat





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Step 6

Play your drum!

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