Making Cajon Drum Box

A cajon drum box is a box shaped percussion musical instrument that traces its roots to the early african slaves brought to peru.

Making cajon drum box.

The cajon pronounced ka hone is a wooden percussion instrument that is simple to make can be played as a fair substitute for a full trap set and is used by professional musicians to deliver a full rich sound in studio or live performance venues. How i built a cajon box drum from rough lumber for my step son for christmas. The cajon a box drum originating from african slaves in peru during the early 19th century or before is becoming more widely used within different musical genres. Its locomotion is a plus as no set up is required and its fairly light making it an excellent instrument to have around as its simplicity is contradicted by the depth and drive.

After searching around i decided to try and build one myself out of 4 4 rough. The word cajon means box or drum in spanish. The bass on this model is more on the boomier side with a crisp snare and exceptional lows. Now if you re looking for a drum box with a tighter sound you should consider the cp408 2 in one series cajon from schlagwerk.

A snare is basically a string or wire stretched to tension and outfitted with something. One of the distinctive things about the sound of the cajon is the snare drum like rattle made when hitting the tapa.