Instrument Explorer

Bowed Frame Drum

Status: L2 V5 build-packet candidate - organized for prototype/shop review,

<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 --> --- instrument: Bowed Frame Drum family: membranophone subfamily: frame-drum origin_archetype: Irish bodhran scale: chromatic sympathetic (tone bar tunable) bore_profile: N/A (open frame cylinder) target_fundamental_hz: 130 target_note: C3 tuning_mechanism: head-tension screws + tone-bar length trim sheet_metal_challenge: rolled cylindrical frame + internal tone-bar suspension bracket round: 5 lane: 05 version: v0.1.0-blueprint date: 2026-05-21 ---

Run it — Wolfram CloudInteractive acoustic model

Live interactive acoustic model (Wolfram Cloud, Public-Execute). Drag the sliders; every value is computed from estimate placeholders — pending measurement, not fabrication authority.

Concept images

bowed-frame-drum — hero-render.png
hero-render.png
bowed-frame-drum — exploded-diagram.png
exploded-diagram.png
bowed-frame-drum — rosined-wheel-arm.png
rosined-wheel-arm.png
bowed-frame-drum — suspended-tone-bar.png
suspended-tone-bar.png

Concept renders — not fabrication authority.

Build packet