Meinl Cajon Box Drum, Full Size with Internal Metal Strings for Adjustable Snare Effect, Birch Wood, HCAJ1NT

This cajon has provided me with lots of fun for about four years now. I have been playing off and on during that time. It gets a lot of attention, and even though the instrument is more popular than it was 4 years ago, it still gets a lot of attention and raises a lot of questions. In general, the cajon is great for smaller gigs where a full drumset would be too overpowering. I have played this in three different churches and have gotten great feedback. If you are a gigging drummer or playing at different venues, this is exponentially easier to travel with than a drumset (and sturdier too). The cajon is also a good instrument for acoustic sets and praise bands/church bands. It has taken this particular cajon some time to truly work into its tone, but much like an acoustic guitar, the more I play it, the better it sounds. The wood just becomes more and more resonant. For $100, you can't beat it, well, I guess you do beat it since it's a drum (sorry for the bad pun). The design of a cajon is naturally sturdy, and this holds up very well. I have not been gentle with this instrument over the four years that I have had it and it shows almost no wear and tear at all. It has been dropped from about shoulder height with no damage at all. I let my kids and the kids at church play it and they are not gentle. And there's another story that's just too horrifying to tell (which includes my truck), but through it all, this little beast has been super sturdy. It still shows almost no wear and tear at all. It may not have the top quality cajon sound, but let's be real...it's $100! I have not found myself needing better sound.

This is my first cajon, and I was really excited when it came. I really like this instrument, because it doesn't have a lot of tone like the djembe, and it has different sounds depending on where you play it. This is a great instrument for me, because I naturally like tapping and drumming on things. I was a little disappointed when I first got this, because it had a bad rattling/ringing sound when I played it. I sat there tightening the strings turn by turn, bit by bit, and this sound still wouldn't go away. On Heidi Joubert's website, she had several recommendations, including taping the strings and putting towels inside the cajon. The tape didn't help that much, but I left it on in several places and put a towel in there. I ended up stuffing three towels in the cajon, and now it sounds great! I think the towels help mute the strings, but allow them to vibrate enough for what is needed. I also loosened the screws on the top corners to get more of a slap sound when played in that area. I like to play the bass right in the middle using my wrist instead of my palm/fingers. It has a better sound that way. The best snare sound that I can achieve on mine is 2-4 inches down from the top. I usually play both the bass and snare with my right hand, and keep my left hand at the top for finger rolls with my index and middle fingers. To conclude, this cajon may need some tweaking and adjusting, but once you mess with it enough, it will sound great! I definitely recommend this to anyone getting a cajon for the first time. It was the cheapest "good" cajon I could find, and I am satisfied with what I got!

Very nice for acoustic sounds. How I learned of this is important. My family and I were visiting a church and the hymn singing was beautiful, and we loved the cello solo, for example, and heard a nice percussion that was non-intrusive. I have never seen a cajon before, and at first, I could not tell where the sound was coming from until I realized that the percussionist was sitting on his instrument! The church used a single mic near it, and he kept a steady, even bass while adding the "trebles" or "snare" sound, gently and appropriately. It was beautiful sounding so...our musical family read the Amazon reviews (our norm!) and settled upon this. It is well made, has the nice bass sound I was looking for, and we purchased the brush drum sticks recommended for it and the results, thus far, have been really nice for our home recording (Tascam DP-008EX). Great for acoustic groups, church groups, or home music, the Meinl Percussion HCAJ1NT is perfect for home multi track recording and sounds wonderful behind the guitar, acoustic bass, ukulele, and so on. We have much to learn on it, and you tube is replete with many free lessons, but with the specially constructed "brush" drum sticks, it is a great home instrument for percussion.

Sono un principiante, questo è il mio primo cajon e devo dire che sono rimasto molto contento. I materiali e le rifiniture sono ottime e i suoni sono puliti e ben distinti tra di loro. C'è anche la possibilità di regolare a proprio piacimento la cordiera interna. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.

Prodotto della Meinl di ottima qualità, esteticamente molto bello. Buono il suono e comodissima la seduta morbida antiscivolo. Il Cajon è lo strumento ideale per simulare il suono della batteria. Non necessita di cavi ne' di batterie. Si può suonare dove e quando si vuole. Ci vuole un po' di tempo ed impegno per imparare a suonarlo correttamente ma quanta soddisfazione e divertimento... Davvero un ottimo prodotto. Spedizione veloce. Consigliato!

Just arrived and its sounds great. The delivery was super quick and was suprised to see it turn up on a sunday. Unrapped it and played it straight out the box. I had searched around and read reviews on many different models. I even watch youtube to hear them. I chose this one as I like the sound and a lot of people said that for the money it is one of the better around, and their not wrong.

Producto de calidad que tiene un buén toque pero para my gusto el grave és algo blandito.

Le son de ce cajon est tout pourrit, je croyais que c'était moi qui ne savais pas l'accorder, mais mon prof de cajon l'a vu et m'a tout de souite raccomnadé de le vendre et en acheter un autre...