Germán Baratto from Meinl USA takes you through all the new cajons from Meinl Percussion. All additional product information is mentioned listed here. Part 2/3 in the NAMM 2014 video series.
1. Jumbo Bass Cajon
The 2014 Jumbo Bass Cajon is two inch wider than the Subwoofer cajon. This beat box has a deep and cut through bass. The internal construction is precisely fine-tuned for a voluminous and well balanced sound spectrum. The MDF body is featured in brown, which fits to the Walnut frontplate. On the backside is a little indentation to carry the instrument.
Details
- Eco-friendly medium density fibreboard body
- Walnut frontplate
- Internal snares
- Forward sound projection
- Bigger sized for more volume
- Extrem bass tones
2. Artisan Edition Flamenco Cajon
This is the new and sixth cajon in the Meinl Artisan line. The body is made from 15mm strong solid Tulip Poplar, combined with a noble Indian Heartwood. The backplane is 2.8mm and features a sound port ring for compression. The 16 vertical strings on the inside are adjustable on 2 independent tuning screws. Notice the ergonomically curved and rounded frontplate with concave contact.
All details:
- 15mm solid Tulip Poplar body
- Indian Heartwood frontplate
- 16 adjustable, vertical strings
- Two independet tunging screws
- Ergonomically curved and rounded corners
- Decorative wood inlay
- Extra sound port ring for compression
- Full bass spectrum
- Detailed with hot-branding logo
- Made in Spain
3. Modern Snare Cajon
The thin and flexible Walnut veneer of this cajon gives a wide sound spectrum from cutting slaps to rich bass tones. The wood grain gives every cajon its unique look. The snares on the inside are fully adjustable.
4. Woodcraft Cajon
The Woodcraft cajons are also new for 2014. They have dual internal snares to give full body from soft finger rolls to cutting slaps. The 100% Baltic Birch body is 12mm with 11 plies. It is available with a Rustic Birch or Ovangkol frontplate with adjustable top corners for more sound options. All Woodcraft Series Cajons feature a classic matte lacquer finish.
More details:
- 12" W x 19 ¼" H x 12" D
- 3 mm strong back wall
- Detailed with hot-branding logo
- Made in Europe
