bodhran
Skip it50/100a small market ($52K/yr) — bodhran doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$52K
Growth (1y)
+218.6%
Products
34
Brands
13
was 9 a year ago
Sellers
36
Price range
$15.67–$178.36
Returns
4.1%
Rating
4.4★
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Scored 50/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +218.6% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Competition
- Waltons30%
- Remo17%
- Roosebeck15%
- Meinl Percussion12%
- HighLight11%
- DEURA8%
- Other (7 brands)7%
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 36 sellers compete here.
Brands
13 rising
was 9 a year ago
Sellers
36
Top 5 brand share
85%
Product shelf
All 34 tracked products in this niche.
Meinl Percussion 14 Frame Drum Extra Deep Shell Irish Bodhran-NOT MADE IN CHINA-Goat Skin Head Brown Burl 2-YEAR WARRANTY (FD14IBO)
Meinl Percussion
$167.294.5★158 reviews
HighLight 12 Bodhran drum Handcrafted Irish Instrument with Goatskin Drumhead Crisp & Musical Tone Included Hardwood Mallet (12-inch)
HighLight
$87.544.1★4 reviews
Remo HD-8512-00 Fiberskyn Frame Drum 12
Remo
$27.784.7★2,234 reviews
Waltons Bodhrn 18 (Standard Brown) - Handcrafted Irish Instrument - Crisp & Musical Tone - Hardwood Beater Included w/Purchase
Waltons
$178.364.5★119 reviews
DEURA ALL NATURAL BODHRAN DRUM Irish Celtic 18 Inch Free CASE and 2 Tippers
DEURA
$102.914.3★11 reviews
Waltons Bodhrn 8 (Celtic) - Handcrafted Irish Instrument - Crisp & Musical Tone - Hardwood Beater Included w/Purchase
Waltons
$54.414.2★148 reviews
Remo HD-8508-00 Fiberskyn Frame Drum 8
Remo
$19.104.7★2,234 reviews
Roosebeck BTN4MT Inside Tunable Bodhran T-Bar 14 x 3.5 Inches
Roosebeck
$93.584.4★107 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Worth the money”
“Great sound”
“It seems to be really well made”
“Ease of tuning”
“Solid wood and very well-made”
“Well made and durable”
“Nice sounds from deums”
“The 12 size is big enough to handle easily”
“simple it is”
“It's ribbed in the middle for easier grasping and control, and it fits my grandsons' hands extremely well”
What buyers complain about
“This item is not very high quality”
“Does not match photos”
“The drum is pitched too high to where it sounds like a toy”
“While this is a little more expensive than other frame drums designed for classroom use”
“Received a previously returned drum”
“The frame cracked in the third year”
“I think the materials are a little cheap”
“Multiple quality defects/concerns: wood rim glued out of alignment causing a rattle when drum skin is struck”
“Might be environmental so I'm not including that in my rating”
“just not the most effective instrument”
Top return reasons
- Audio Quality28%
- Size-Overall25%
- Quality-Overall11%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product11%
- Value For Money4%
- Defective Material/Parts3%
- Functionality-Overall3%
- Material Quality3%
- Noise Level2%
- Ease Of Use1%