Hmmm... la dee da dee da...

Just thought I'd post these here... la dee da... not trying to tease anyone, just thought I'd, y'know... put these out there so Mike can see them... la dee da...

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~Squeezy~
I can wiggle my bum and I can slide on my tummy!
"Alan's true calling [is] to be a whacko percussionist... to hit things with mallets." ~ Sean McCann

*snorts*

Oh no you di-int!

Bring it chicky....  

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~Kes


Desperate times call for desperate measures
Open your mind to all life's little pleasures
The hole in this world could be healed if by chance
everyone just stood up, took their pants off and danced

~Bruce Guthro

You scared me for a minute there, Sarah!! I was wondering just WHAT you were putting out there for Mike to see!!! ;-D

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PiperKev:

You scared me for a minute there, Sarah!! I was wondering just WHAT you were putting out there for Mike to see!!! ;-D

KEV!!

 

This is the same bodhran bag I mentioned earlier.  I use this one for my tunable:

18.5" Superior Bodhran Bag (19 avail)

 

ETA:  There are actually a BUNCH of gigbags out on ebay at the moment.  I've never seen so many or such a variety!  There is even a TWEED one! *L* 

And this drum (16" tunable - 12 avail) looks worth considering.  And the seller has a 100% positive rating on over 200 transactions! 

 

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~Kes


Desperate times call for desperate measures
Open your mind to all life's little pleasures
The hole in this world could be healed if by chance
everyone just stood up, took their pants off and danced

~Bruce Guthro

Kestrel:

PiperKev:

You scared me for a minute there, Sarah!! I was wondering just WHAT you were putting out there for Mike to see!!! ;-D

KEV!!

 

 

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Hey guys,

 

Don't forget about regular drum kit drum bags/cases. The bag I have for my bodhran is a 16 inch tom bag. It was $50. Might be worth checking out .... here's a picture of the bag with my drum (great quality bag for not so much money." />

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Look around
Hear the sounds
Cherish your life while you're still around

-Dream Theater

Well Mike seemed to be looking for fa unctional starter... competent but reasonably priced.  It seems most people aren't interested in dropping a few hundred on a drum and accessories...

There's just a few of us wacky ones! *LOL*  I had wondered about some of the standard drum cases.  I've seen a couple that looked promising.  I was thinking about packing my baby up and trying a few out as only my Cooperman's has a truly nice case.

How's the new bodhran breaking in toffee?

 

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~Kes


Desperate times call for desperate measures
Open your mind to all life's little pleasures
The hole in this world could be healed if by chance
everyone just stood up, took their pants off and danced

~Bruce Guthro

Definitely a starter.  Won't be gigging, so a soft case will work fine.

Ebay's out though - can't use my AMex gift card with Paypal - found that out after winning the auction for a digital recorder!  

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Ok, got an inexpensive non-tuneable bodhran.  In this winter weather the house heat keeps the head very dry and much too high-pitched.  Misting with water helps, but it soon dries out again.  Any suggestions?  Of course, in teh summer it will be the opposite problem, and will be using the hairdryer a bunch, I'm sure.

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Rub lanolin or mink oil onto the head, that usually helps.  It's what I do at least once a season.

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"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." ~ A. Lincoln

"Age is no guarantee of maturity." ~ L. Blackwell

"A word to the wise isn't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice." ~ B. Cosby

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I use mink oil on mine...not so cheap, hand-made, not tuneable...I use my hands to rub it in on both sides of the skin (and wood)...heat from the friction causes poors to open...then I wipe it with a soft facecloth.

Works for me!  Not that I can actually play it, or anything ...that's another story!

I live in So NH, formerly next to a lake, now by river and marshes...haven't actually noticed a prob with humidity...perhaps the mink oil also renders the skin 'moisture-proof'???

hmmmmm

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"the world is right here in this room...all there is and all there needs to be...
Here, in this place, we are flesh; flesh that weeps, laughs, dances barefoot in the grass...love is or it isn't...thin love ain't no love at all..." from 'Beloved'
"...would you be love? Then be love..." Bob Marley

I'm going through bodhran-withdrawal here, major-like!!!

I told myself last week that I wasn't allowed to play my bodhran until I finished my personal statement to send with my college application.  That was a week ago and I just finished the essay a few hours ago... and I'm at work, so I can't play it now!! 

*my fingers are itchy*

*scrathcscratchscratch*

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~Squeezy~
I can wiggle my bum and I can slide on my tummy!
"Alan's true calling [is] to be a whacko percussionist... to hit things with mallets." ~ Sean McCann

Mink oil stinks, will try lanolin!

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These pictures are (I think) 7 1/2 months old or so, and I have more recent ones saved on a disk, but I thought I'd post them here for fun.  Zak was only 14 months old when I took them, but I was already threatening my sister that I'd make a drummer out of him!

Every time I picked up the camera he would set the tipper on the floor, so I didn't get any of him actually playing...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c65/ikeys_rose/929.07sarah058.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c65/ikeys_rose/929.07sarah059.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c65/ikeys_rose/929.07sarah042.jpg

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~Squeezy~
I can wiggle my bum and I can slide on my tummy!
"Alan's true calling [is] to be a whacko percussionist... to hit things with mallets." ~ Sean McCann

Hey, nobody told me the pictures weren't showing up!  I don't know why they shouldn't be... I didn't delete or move them - they're still where they were when I posted them!

Oh, well... if anyone's interested, here they are. This was my Walton's drum (the one Kevin gave me); I got my Vignoles about three weeks after these were taken, but I do have pictures of him playing with that one when Dad and I went to see Cindy (in October, I think?), just not uploaded to Photobucket:

I found some mink oil at IGA today when I went with my mom.  I'm glad it was mentioned here, or I would never have noticed it!  Yes, it did smell pretty funky, but I was thinking about buying some.  Does anyone else have a review of the stuff, positive or negative?

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~Squeezy~
I can wiggle my bum and I can slide on my tummy!
"Alan's true calling [is] to be a whacko percussionist... to hit things with mallets." ~ Sean McCann