Project description
We are a small acoustic trio playing weekend sets in a café, and I want to order a cajon built for exactly that job. It needs a deep, focused bass when I hit the centre of the tapa and a sharp, slapping snare near the top corners, without the two sounds smearing into each other. The box itself can be multi-layer plywood; the playing face should be thin birch plywood so it speaks at low volume and still cuts through a guitar and two voices.
The snare wires or strings must be adjustable from the inside, ideally with a simple mechanism I can reach through the sound port, so I can loosen them for quiet ballads and tighten them for faster songs. The café floor is tiled, so the cajon needs rubber feet that stop it from sliding. I would like a soft cushion on the seat, a dark wood tone finish and a padded bag with a handle for carrying it between gigs.
Please also put a short care note in with the instrument. The cajon is meant for a seated player: sitting and playing is fine, but nobody should stand or jump on it. The tapa should never be struck with rings or hard objects, because thin plywood cracks. And since we play indoors next to diners and neighbours, I want an honest idea of how loud it gets so we can plan the volume and protect our own hearing.
— Body: plywood box, playing face of thin birch plywood
— Internal snare with adjustable tension
— Seat cushion, non-slip rubber feet
— Dark wood tone finish, padded bag with handle
— Budget around 450 USD, delivery within 12 days
— Please send photos of previous work and describe the snare mechanism
The snare wires or strings must be adjustable from the inside, ideally with a simple mechanism I can reach through the sound port, so I can loosen them for quiet ballads and tighten them for faster songs. The café floor is tiled, so the cajon needs rubber feet that stop it from sliding. I would like a soft cushion on the seat, a dark wood tone finish and a padded bag with a handle for carrying it between gigs.
Please also put a short care note in with the instrument. The cajon is meant for a seated player: sitting and playing is fine, but nobody should stand or jump on it. The tapa should never be struck with rings or hard objects, because thin plywood cracks. And since we play indoors next to diners and neighbours, I want an honest idea of how loud it gets so we can plan the volume and protect our own hearing.
— Body: plywood box, playing face of thin birch plywood
— Internal snare with adjustable tension
— Seat cushion, non-slip rubber feet
— Dark wood tone finish, padded bag with handle
— Budget around 450 USD, delivery within 12 days
— Please send photos of previous work and describe the snare mechanism
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