My unable bodhran is too tight in dry conditions. What should I do?
Send it back to its maker with a stiff note. Even in northern Europe a bodhrn can be subject to extremes of humidity. For a bodhrn to be ready for this the tensioning hoop should be pushed out before the skin is put on. I adjust it out a little more than “. Most bodhrn makers do this. If you are unlucky enough to have found one who doesn’t tell him you want your money back or you’ll send the lads round.