Members bustaplz Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Total cost is somewhere around $180 including the tools I had to buy. I don't really know how to play it, but I know that the snare sounds really cool and I strike with the palm under the snare makes a really deep kick drum sound. I built it like I would a ported subwoofer box in car audio, 1.654 ft^3 tuned to about 85hz. I don't know if this works on a Cajon but I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bustaplz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 As you can see, I had some issues on the back. The plywood was really crappy on the back piece and I lost a lot of the first layer when I touch it with the belt sander. By then it was already glued solid so I had no choice but to inlay some 1/4" ply in that big channel that got ripped out. I haven't figured out how to finish it yet, but I'm trying to find a way to make it gloss black like the instruments hanging on the wall behind me in the last picture. The back feet are actually a hockey puck cut up and drilled through, then I attacked them with a Forstner(sp?) bit to make the bolt/washer fit inside. They allow the cajon to rock back(changes the sounds quite a bit) without any resistance. It's a very cool little instrument. It's not very pretty because I don't have the right tools for the job, really. Some of the ripping had to be done freehand on a table saw and then levelled, straightened with a belt sander. It was about a 6 day project including glue dry time waits. If anyone has any tips on finishing it, please please let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Cool job! That's really cool! Any clips, yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bustaplz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Cool job! That's really cool! Any clips, yet? Thank you! I guess I could record a clip of it, but I REALLY don't know how to play even a simple drum beat. I'll try to get a mic setup that will record it in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Very cool I love the sound of the cajon, and it's a natural match for an acoustic guitar. Listening to someone that can really play it is quite amazing, it's like an entire drumkit hidden in a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 I think it's called a "cajon" because it rattles your "cojones" when you play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solenoid lopez Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Good job, love the puck idea. Chris the drummer in my band has a cajon, it's great for acoustic gigs. He wears a shaker down his socks and when he taps his feet it shakes. You may need to invest in some socks if you want to try that one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clif Schlicher Posted February 18, 2009 Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Cool. I built one about a year ago but never added the snares. I may yet. I did leave the top corners free to get that characteristic snap(rim shot?). I noticed two of the cajon's feet are knob bumpers. That's what I used for all four. Great, solid, good wearing feet.......and cheap. Cajon is Spanish for box, which is what they originally were; packing crates. Said to have originated in Peru, they are also very popular in Cuban music. Clif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bustaplz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 Very cool I love the sound of the cajon, and it's a natural match for an acoustic guitar. Listening to someone that can really play it is quite amazing, it's like an entire drumkit hidden in a box. My uncle has a friend who I think is a big session drummer. I've seen a bunch of drumsticks signed by big county celebs. He and my uncle sat down on a pair of cajon's and played a marching band song from high school. It was absolutely wild. I'm still trying to figure out how to finish it without affecting the sound too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bustaplz Posted February 18, 2009 Author Members Share Posted February 18, 2009 I think it's called a "cajon" because it rattles your "cojones" when you play it. It does, don't tell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 19, 2009 Members Share Posted February 19, 2009 Here's a video of the flamenco guitarist Ni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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