Hand Percussion · Models

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Sela CaSela Pro

Hand percussion

The CaSela Pro's snare system can be adjusted or removed without tools, letting one box cover both the snare and the traditional sound.

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DG De Gregorio Chanela

Hand percussion · Spain

The Chanela is De Gregorio's best-known cajon, built for flamenco accompaniment where the slap has to be sharp enough to sit against palmas and heels.

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Tycoon Supremo Cajon

Hand percussion

The Supremo cajon is Tycoon's volume seller: a Siam oak box with fixed snare wires, made in the company's own factory, at a price that puts it in most rehearsal rooms.

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Schlagwerk 2inOne

Hand percussion

The 2inOne cajon puts the snare wires where they respond to the top corners but not the centre, so a player gets a snare crack and a clean bass note from the same box without adjusting anything.

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Toca Player's Series Cajon

Hand percussion

The Player's Series cajon covers the standard format — birch body, hardwood front plate, internal snare wires — at the price point where most people buy their first one.

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Schlagwerk La Peru

Hand percussion

La Peru is Schlagwerk's traditional cajon: no snare wires, just the box, in the Peruvian form the instrument had before European players added the buzz.

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Meinl Snarecraft Cajon

Hand percussion

Snarecraft cajons carry fixed internal snare wires under the whole playing surface rather than only the top corners, which gives a consistent snare buzz wherever the box is struck.

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Schlagwerk Fineline

Hand percussion

Fineline cajons use selected playing-surface timbers and adjustable corner tension, and are aimed at players for whom the cajon is the main instrument rather than a travel substitute.

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The Slaptop turns the cajon on its side so it can be played seated at a table or on a lap, with the playing surface facing the player and the port facing out. It is the format most used by singer-guitarists accompanying themselves.

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Sela Cajon Kit

Hand percussion

Sela sells cajons as self-assembly kits with the snare mechanism pre-fitted, which is both cheaper and — for school workshops — the point of the exercise.

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Meinl Jumbo Bass Cajon

Hand percussion

The Jumbo Bass is built larger than a standard cajon specifically to produce a deeper bass note, at the cost of the sharp corner slap a smaller box gives.

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LP Americana Cajon

Hand percussion

The Americana groups LP's cajons — plain, snare-fitted, and slap-top — around the format that turned a Peruvian box drum into standard equipment for acoustic gigs.