Re: Who makes the best cajon?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:20 pm
KidCuba wrote:Thank you for filming that clip, very helpful and puts everything into perspective for me.
Just to be clear, on your bass cajon, is striking (thinner) surface the one your hitting with the left hand?
Also seeing there are so many ways to play kata in guaguanco, do you recommend any one particular pattern, when adapting it to the cajon?
Thanks again!
Yes, but each cajon has a "playing" surface. Sometimes, like in this case, the playing surface isn't the thinnest surface. The thinnest here is called the resonating head. It's on the back side away from the camera. The sides are thicker and more structural. The spoon is playing against that thick black colored side.
For the guaguanco, what I meant was the kata pattern which has the clave in right hand, and the hocket notes in the left. That second hit with your right hand is the bombo,, that's your big note on the box.