How To Tune a Cajon
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- čas přidán 5. 12. 2022
- In this video I'm sharing with you some tips in how to tune a cajon.
Time-stamps:
0:17 intro
1:09 Inside the cajon
1:44 Tuning the cajon
2:25 Tuning the Tapa (Front plate)
4:03 Tuning the strings
5:46 My tuning
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Another great tutorial, Felipe - thank you! I realize now that I was lucky the Meinl factory set up my cajon as they did, because I bought it based on its sound in the store, not knowing how to tune it or that it could make such difference. It's cool that such a simple instrument has these subtleties.
Glad you like Craig! ;) Enjoy your Cantina :) cheers
The meinl artisan is an amazing drum. So many strings and the athletic sports tape is a smart choice for dampening. Brilliant design. Thanks for sharing.
I just got a donner flamenco Cajon for Christmas and all I did was tighten the strings. I like more of the bass sound, so I’ll try to adjust the front plate and listen to my likings.
Thank you! I just bought a Cajon and this was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Felipe. great video
Cheers Pedro!
Perfect men your Tutorial Tuning Cajon
I recently started playing a Meinl Headliner Series cajon (Flamenco-type). The only tuning I have done is to loosen the upper screws to allow the upper corners of the front plate to separate from the body a bit, to emphasize the slap tone. I am pretty happy with the overall sound, but at some point, I'm sure I will adjust the middle screws and string tension, just to see how those changes affect the sound. Thanks for the video!
Cool Jack! do that and let me know how it goes ;)
Thank you, very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
thank you ,Felipe
I love the way you say cajon... I had no idea these were tuned!! I'm starting back up on learnkng and have actually bought my Cajon a couple years ago. Very interesting to learn
Happy to help!
Greetings master Felipe !! I like this video ... Happy Holidays 🎊🎉🎉🥳
Thanks Jesus! glad you like it :)
Que bien que suena maestro, estoy aprendiendo a tocar el cajon y su canal es una bendicion, siga adelante ! y muchas gracias :)
Gracias Charly! Un abrazo 😉🙏
Thank you for making a vedio on my request...❤
My pleasure! hope you like it :)
Felipe, very good video! Your personal tuning, l prefer too. On the bass tone, a little bit of snare buzz accompanied by the deep tone, sounds good. It's more percussive and adds some spice 💃 cha-cha cha!!
Cool, thanks for the comment Joel!
I have a snare Cajon and it is purchased entry as though not under this spectrum of tuning
but my secondary I make plan build my own version to configure its one unit singleminded one as though I sketching my own reinforced structuring blueprint and then applying within these tuning customs👍
Very good video!
Thank you very much!
Olá Felipe!!! Excelente vídeo. Muito didático.
Obrigado Fernando!
I like the way you tune your cajon. I hope many cajon players like the way you tune your cajon.😊😊
Thanks Carl!
Hi Felipe, I have a Meinl headliner Flamenco style cajon and I was curious about the taping my strings. What kind of tape do you use and do you recommend using it for chains that only have two strings on each side?
My cajon That is, the front plate of the clap box is broken 😢 How to repair 😅
HI Filipe, I just found your videos today and subscribed to your free course. Thanks for the great videos!
I inherited a cajon from a friend who had built his own from a meinl kit. He didn't install the snare wires but I have them (two little brush things, not the full strings). I also have the instruction manual, which says that the holes are already there, but I dont' feel them when I feel around inside. Is there a specific/ideal location for them? I kinda want to hear what the sound difference is with them installed but I want to put them in the right place... Any suggestions are welcome!
The easiest way to find the holes for fitting the snares will be to take off the tapa and have a look inside. (The Tapa is the surface on which you beat the cajon)
Once you located those holes it is not really hard to install the snares.
(Mine is a home-built cajon, from what I saw in youTube videos) so I did not mind fitting the snare where I thought it should be (according to what other videos showed me)
This allowed me to make the snare mechanism so that the snare is adjustable and can even be completely silenced, by swinging it away from the tapa and making it push flat against a damper made of soft leather. Again my own design.
Thanks for the demo, Felipe! I used to practice tuning on my Meinl Subwoofer and an old Sawtooth model I had. It sounds like you set up your tuning to bring out the ghost notes?
Hi David, thanks for your comment. You're right, I like the string sound and the tightened tapa to bring out the ghost notes ;)
I didn't even know that you could tune a cajon. Wow.
Me podrías informar de qué son esas cuerdas
One question. How often the snare strings break in a cajon with snare strings? Is it possible to change them?
No matter how much I adjust my front plate or my strings, I keep hearing a buzz tone. I have a flamenco cajon, Thomann CAGS-200SM, and after taking the front plate off I noticed it doesn't have those blue strips behind the strings that yours does. I'm thinking about installing those myself - could you tell me what sort of material that is? It looks like very thin foam of some sort, but I figured I'd make sure before I start stapling things to my instrument :D
Hi Felipe! Great video. Please, how often do you need to tune your string cajon? And in my case, I realized that the sound of the cajon is quite different depending on the place I'm playing (in an open space, in a room etc), so I adjust the pitch to the specific situation.
Hi Igor, depending on the room or if its outdoor I change a bit, not much just a little adjustments. These artisan cajons are very easy to play and it fits most of situations.
@@CajonMaster Nice! Thank you. Sometimes I feel the high notes a little "weak", and then I change the tension of the strings. Don't know if it's a real thing or if I am getting obsessive. Lol.
Hello Felipe, thank you so much for the video. I have a Meinl Artisan Cajon Tango Line, and the buzzing I have is a little different than when you loosened the front place. It kind of sounds like it resonates after the initial hit. In order to fix it, should I tighten the front plate? Also, how do I know if it’s too tight. I’m kind of scared to tune it, because I never tuned it before.
This could work. But have a look inside the cajon and check the strings, sometimes the solution can be a little piece of tape just to eliminate the buzz from a string. And to tighten up or loosen up, on this artisans cajons, the adjustments are very subtle don’t tight too much 😉
@@CajonMaster Thanks Felipe
Felipe,i own a LP aspire cajon(LPA1331) with a recently broken front plate.I ordered a new front plate which i am about to receive.Is there any tip i have to bear in mind in the process of replacing the plate?Or just unscrew and screw/tune?Thx in advance
Normally is just remove the tapa and replace for the new one. I'm dont know much about Lp cajons but it should be the same. Have a look inside and check that the strings are not attached in the front plate.
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thanks!
Felipe, has anyone ever tried to run the snares on an angle from the middle side to the middle top? I wonder if that would eliminate any snare tone when playing the bass? Just curious
I never saw that, will search for it ;)
There’s at least a couple of models from A Tempo Percussion in Peru that are like that: my El Artesano Diamante is strung that way.
May I ask where to find the cajon you played in this clip? Tried to look but no result in return
Meinl artisan Cantina line - Link in the description
Bro could you please help me I have adjustable snare clapbox which I bought online I want to know regarding its adjustment
Sorry, I don’t know the clapbox cajon
What string is use to make the clapbox
What is the name of the string
Each manufacture has a different way of making the strings. those ones of this video are made by Pepote in Spain for the Meinl artisan cajons. However, most of cajon strings are actually guitar strings.
My attempts have not worked out well. The cajon sounds a little different from side to side. It is a flamingo with an adjusting bolt and Velcro at various points along the strings to control the snare… I guess. How can I get the balance from side to side back?
Hi Robert, which model/brand is your cajon?
@@CajonMaster it’s a Pearl Cabana Cajon. One screw on the bottom to tune string and Velcro in 3 positions on both sides. I looked at the placement of the strips and they are not exact but close.
What type of wood is used for the face plate?
this one, the Cantina line model, it's walnut wood
@@CajonMaster Thank you
Bro to be honest which type of cojan are best
There isn’t the best type. It depends which sound you are looking for 😉
@@CajonMaster Kotz Cajón and Nativo are great. BTW I have an older Meinl Artisian String Cajón with an Amplified Timber Audix 60 microphone. Bravisimo
Can I ask what kind of string
especially designed by Pepote percussion in Spain. Video about that coming soon ;)
I think the pedal is fine, but now my cajon moves from left to right. stability is lost
So you don’t actually tune it to a particular note?
No, I tune it the way sounds good to my ears according to the room or place I’m playing it
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Cara, você é brasileiro?
Sim 🙌 🇧🇷😉
I never tuned my cajons, I'm too scared. 😅
Give it a try, and let me know ;)
Your base sounds exactly like your snare. Not my preference.
thanks for your comment. Have you listened with headphones?