I did it a bit different than the normal. I put a piece of wood across the bottom with four holes drilled in it, and fed the whipper snipper cord through that to the top where there is another one that is mounted so it slides, with springs behind it so I can pull it back to play it dry. The cords go into a couple of cheap guitar tuners on it that were salvaged from a broken guitar. You might want to take a look at the way it's done on a real cajon if your music store has them - ours didn't.
I pieced together info on sizes and materials from different web sites and guessed at a few things. Finding info on how the snares are set up is the hard part, and I tried to make an adjustable mechanism, but it needs work. It's fairly simple, really and there are a number of variations that will still sound good.
ok, thanks for the info! the only thing I don't understand at the time is how the strings fit in there.. I know there's a hole.. but that is all I know.. do you put a weight on the string or what?
I just wanted to tell you that this is not a cajon "La Peru" please do not mislead people with that name, cajon La Peru as you call it is a brand name and trade mark of Schlagwerk from Germany. This is just a home made cajon. A flamenco cajon as the one from La Peru has a very distinct sound for flamenco. Here this sound is more a Peruvian cajon rather than the sound of CAJON LA PERU or for that matter of any other Flamenco Cajon.
Yeah you are right about that, but what i am saying is that there is a brand of cajones flamenco named "La Peru" made by the German company i mentioned before.
Hi, I always appreciate homemade instruments of any kind. Your drums are nice, and seem quite versatile too. I've never seen any quite like them before. Is that your own design? I have made some Fun Drums, nothing like yours LOL. You can see them on my channel. Gloria
Thank you. The general design is fairly standard and I added a couple of my own tweaks to get a bit different sound from the big one, but the small one is designed after a lap drum from the slapdrum,com website but different dimensions, materials and construction. BTW, your tongue drums is cool and the Qchord reminds me of the omnichord a friend had in the '80's. I got a lugh out of the little Fun Drum falling off at the end. They look great!
Hi, Yes, the omnichord is the predecessor of the Qchord. I've never got my hands on one of those, But people still have them, and they are harder to find now. The Fun Drums are just that. Fun to make and play around with. You start with one of those cardboard forms. Stretch the canvas top real tight, staple and and decorate. Gloria
what is the level of difficulty in making this? this is soo tight! are there instructions? i think it would be a good project for some daddy daughter bonding
The simple one is the cajon la Peru ecause it doesn't have a snare. The sides of the small one are a plank of 1X6 western red cedar cut to make a 12" square box, and glued it together with 1X1" strips in the corners fastened in with the electric brad nailer for strength, then the drum heads were screwed on. The drum heads are 2.5 or 3mm baltic birch ply for one and a piece of maple ply from an old drawer bottom for the other. on one side, I left two top corners unscrewed for 3".
The sound hole goes in the side opposite the flappy corners, and I drilled the ends with a hole saw and cut the rest with a jig saw, then rounded the sound hole and corners over with the the router. clamp a piece of scrap to the faces of the box when rounding over the corners so you don't rip out a big chunk or round over the part where the drum head contacts the face. - this was before the heads went on.
The big one is 18 X 12 X 12 and uses pine craft board for the sides. You can use walnut or other woods too, BTW. I suspect that walnut would give a mellower tone, but I don't know. I made a couple kids' ones from MDF melamine shelving, but found them heavy. You might find some good instructions on the net and there are many variations. Meinke put their tone hole in the back head instead of the side, for example. You could look at a couple in a music store for ideas too. hope this helps!
nice you actually made it properly with slats n glue. good job.
Luckiesthusband 1 year ago
Cool!
TheColts99 2 years ago
I did it a bit different than the normal. I put a piece of wood across the bottom with four holes drilled in it, and fed the whipper snipper cord through that to the top where there is another one that is mounted so it slides, with springs behind it so I can pull it back to play it dry. The cords go into a couple of cheap guitar tuners on it that were salvaged from a broken guitar. You might want to take a look at the way it's done on a real cajon if your music store has them - ours didn't.
johnlebl 3 years ago
Sounds Great. Where did you find out how to make it? I am extremely interested in building one myself.
CodyAllenmusic 3 years ago
I pieced together info on sizes and materials from different web sites and guessed at a few things. Finding info on how the snares are set up is the hard part, and I tried to make an adjustable mechanism, but it needs work. It's fairly simple, really and there are a number of variations that will still sound good.
johnlebl 3 years ago
ok, thanks for the info! the only thing I don't understand at the time is how the strings fit in there.. I know there's a hole.. but that is all I know.. do you put a weight on the string or what?
CodyAllenmusic 3 years ago
I just wanted to tell you that this is not a cajon "La Peru" please do not mislead people with that name, cajon La Peru as you call it is a brand name and trade mark of Schlagwerk from Germany. This is just a home made cajon. A flamenco cajon as the one from La Peru has a very distinct sound for flamenco. Here this sound is more a Peruvian cajon rather than the sound of CAJON LA PERU or for that matter of any other Flamenco Cajon.
cesar2333 3 years ago
Okay, to clarify then, a Peruvian style cajon has no snares, a flamenco style cajon has snares.
johnlebl 3 years ago
Yeah you are right about that, but what i am saying is that there is a brand of cajones flamenco named "La Peru" made by the German company i mentioned before.
cesar2333 3 years ago
Hi, I always appreciate homemade instruments of any kind. Your drums are nice, and seem quite versatile too. I've never seen any quite like them before. Is that your own design? I have made some Fun Drums, nothing like yours LOL. You can see them on my channel. Gloria
QChord4Fun 3 years ago
Thank you. The general design is fairly standard and I added a couple of my own tweaks to get a bit different sound from the big one, but the small one is designed after a lap drum from the slapdrum,com website but different dimensions, materials and construction. BTW, your tongue drums is cool and the Qchord reminds me of the omnichord a friend had in the '80's. I got a lugh out of the little Fun Drum falling off at the end. They look great!
johnlebl 3 years ago
Hi, Yes, the omnichord is the predecessor of the Qchord. I've never got my hands on one of those, But people still have them, and they are harder to find now. The Fun Drums are just that. Fun to make and play around with. You start with one of those cardboard forms. Stretch the canvas top real tight, staple and and decorate. Gloria
QChord4Fun 3 years ago
Awesome. Really enjoyed that. Nice work.
mjthompson37 3 years ago
Yeah, thats awesome man, good work.
hoodlum666 3 years ago
what is the level of difficulty in making this? this is soo tight! are there instructions? i think it would be a good project for some daddy daughter bonding
lesleyfrancisco 3 years ago
The simple one is the cajon la Peru ecause it doesn't have a snare. The sides of the small one are a plank of 1X6 western red cedar cut to make a 12" square box, and glued it together with 1X1" strips in the corners fastened in with the electric brad nailer for strength, then the drum heads were screwed on. The drum heads are 2.5 or 3mm baltic birch ply for one and a piece of maple ply from an old drawer bottom for the other. on one side, I left two top corners unscrewed for 3".
johnlebl 3 years ago
The sound hole goes in the side opposite the flappy corners, and I drilled the ends with a hole saw and cut the rest with a jig saw, then rounded the sound hole and corners over with the the router. clamp a piece of scrap to the faces of the box when rounding over the corners so you don't rip out a big chunk or round over the part where the drum head contacts the face. - this was before the heads went on.
johnlebl 3 years ago
The big one is 18 X 12 X 12 and uses pine craft board for the sides. You can use walnut or other woods too, BTW. I suspect that walnut would give a mellower tone, but I don't know. I made a couple kids' ones from MDF melamine shelving, but found them heavy. You might find some good instructions on the net and there are many variations. Meinke put their tone hole in the back head instead of the side, for example. You could look at a couple in a music store for ideas too. hope this helps!
johnlebl 3 years ago
that was really neat!
Minniver 3 years ago
Thanks!
johnlebl 3 years ago