Been keeping busy with projects for my home, but also having fun with the challenge of building something new. I have never built a Cajon before, and even though you can see many great "how to" videos on YouTube, I get the idea and then make it my way. I'm a big guy, and I was worried that a tiny light duty cajon wouldn't be good for me. So, mine is a little bigger, and built big-guy tough. The challenge with going against the norm, is that the tone... how it sounds, might be different. So I had to make modifications, but all finished, it sounds great! Looks pretty good too... what do you think?
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fullfeeling:
Thanks for the detail, it's really interesting. Being a luthier, did you consider using a tone-wood like spruce or cedar? I can't imagine pine being particularly resonant, though you might have gotten the same strength with a thinner hard wood like maple, but maybe it works differently for a percussion instrument.
geosilva:
Well, for one... I'm not a luthier. Technically, I've assembled a few guitars and modified some. So, my ventures into building something are more to just see if I can. "I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious". (Albert Einstein). That's who I am. Yes, I could use a cabinet grade (multiply) thinner ply and make as strong a box, and quite honestly... I understand that there are woods that are considered "tone". But sometimes I play and work with what I've got or can easily get. Every once in a while I build something that didn't turn out well, and sometimes I have to tweek and alter, make changes to get where I want it to be. But I'm most often pleased with the opportunity to build and create. A serious Cajon player/builder probably wouldn't even like my build, and I'm OK with that. I got the satisfaction that I wanted out of that project. More to come...