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Bodhràn
The Bodhrán is the typical drum used in traditional Irish music. It is a frame drum played with a single beater.
My Bodhráns are available with either a bent shell or the so-called barrel construction, and the head is nailed on, as is known from traditional Bodhráns, in one or more rows.
Tabor
Tabor, also tabar inOld French, is a group of historical double skinned cylindrical drums. In the European Middle Ages, the player usually played the tabor with his right hand together with a one-handed flute with three finger holes which he operated with his left hand.
Clay Rattle
In prehistoric Central Europe, we frequently encounter ceramic rattles of various kinds.
They exhibit very different shapes and can be filled with small stones or small ceramic beads.
Ceramic Drum
This drum is a accurate reconstruction of the artifact found in Inzersdorf an der Treisen (Lower Austria) dating back to the late Bronze Age. It consists of a ceramic shell with the drum head on one end. Drums of this type have been known since the Neolithic.
Frame Drum
It is believed that this type of drum has a prehistoric origin and this construction is also suspected in the early medieval context. It consists of a body (usually made of wood), on which the skin is stretched using straps made of rawhide. This construction is still commonly used today under the name shaman drum.
Tympanum
This type of drum is found quite often in Roman art, and the most fascinating example undoubtedly comes from the Faun mosaic in Cicero's villa. In my reconstruction, I also made sure to use pigments and paint mixtures known at the time, like copper silicate, chalk, and ochre.
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