Ok, hopefully this link works for the picture:
I have never heard that before, maybe it depends on the cajon and how the snares are adjusted? In any case, I don't think they're really necessary. My cajon is not adjustable in any form (except maybe the screws on the top of the frontplate), but it sounds awesome. Even if the snares were adjustable I would see no reason to change anything.
Ok, hopefully this link works for the picture:
Nice.
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A guy brought in a homemade cajon yesterday. He used guitar strings for snare wires. Has a hole in the back for a microphone. We listened to it with and without the PA. It sounded OK, not great. Portable, he just picked it up and walked around with it.
LP makes some nice Birch ones, they're not my cup o' joe but you may like them. As some here have suggested you can make your own, they're not hard to make even if you have almost no woodworking experience and it opens you up to all sorts of possibility's I've got some cherry wood lying around I'm planning on making into one when I have the time, guitar strings are the typical option for the string snare style of Americana Cajons, but I prefer to use traditional snare drum wire if you make them on your own it will give you a bassier center (if you put them near the "throne" section). If you are new to the world of cajons Meinl headliner cajons are made out of oak, they give you more of a "tap" sound than a "boom" sound and they are string snare style, they're a nice introduction to the world of cajons in my opinion, but so are the LP birch as well.
When you do get your cajon remember they are designed to be played slightly leaned back, if you bend over they can cause some back problems and you certainly don't want to play them for an extended period of time like that, it makes it interesting to use pedals, also remember although they are commonly used to replicate a full size drum set they are a completely different instrument and if you recognize that they have a lot of potential as a solo instrument, more than any other drum in my opinion. Also I've seen some people with tapas(the front plate) made of a different wood than the rest of the cajon, it makes it sound interesting at the very least.
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Wear hearing protection.
That is a nice looking cajon. I like the front plate and the dark/light contrast.
TAMA- '2018 Star Walnut, ‘99 Starclassic Performer, '89 Granstar, ‘93 Rockstar
Gretsch- 1963 Round Badge
Zildjian
Remo
Vic Firth
Speed Cobra Double Pedal Blackout Edition
Speed Cobra Hi Hat
Hardware- TAMA Roadpro
Snare Drums- various TAMA, Gretsch, Ludwig, Leedy
Mic's- Sennheiser, Shure, AKG
As I get older and the prospect of me playing with a group diminishes I may sell off my full vintage set ...BUT keep my hand drums..as they do NOT take up the room and I just like slapping those babies. And a cajon will be on my radar
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Today I put a microphone inside a cardboard box and it plays and sounds like a cajon. The bass drum and tom sounds are not bad. I can't get a higher pitch snare drum sound from it. I'm looking for a thin piece of plywood that I can tape on one side of the box for a higher pitch sound.
Sorry if I high jack this post. I do not know if I should create another post for my question.
I have a schlagwerk junior hip hop cajon. Here is a photo of the internal . Does anyone knows how to adjust the snare wires inside?
Thank you.
You might put some thin metal or plastic under the metal by the screws, change the angle of the snare wires a little. What do you want to do? Increase the snare sound or reduce it?
Increase. The white strip, I believe, could be removed. But I do not dare to tear it out. I may not be able to fix any damage.
For those interested in moving into the world of cajons, could I suggest you consider Schlagwerk. They are German made so are very high quality. I have a cajinto and bass cajon which I use like I woudl use a drum kit with a small ride, splash and hit-hat.
The bass cajon mounted on a base that allows me to attach a standard kick pedal but using a special beater:
Both the cajons in my set are 2inOne models which gives me the option to easily remove the snares whenever the need requires.
Whilst I have yet to try their standard cajon models (as apposed to the cajinto or bass version I have) my experience has been excellent. The issue is finding a stockist; I ended up doing my research but, ultimately, bought my 'set' unseen from an online retailer direct from Germany. Risky but the quality of Schlagwerk is that high I had confidence it would work out.
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