Meinl SCP100AWA Snarecraft Professional Series Cajon, American White Ash Frontplate with Snare Foot Switch
SNARECRAFT PROFESSIONAL SERIES
SNARE CAJON 100, AMERICAN WHITE ASH – SCP100AWA
Adjustable snare for both Flamenco and Peruvian styles
Equipped with a foot-activated snare switch
Baltic birch construction
SNARECRAFT PROFESSIONAL SERIES
MEINL Percussion Snarecraft Professional Cajons combine articulate rhythmic punctuation with a warm tonal quality to give players a focused sound and wide dynamic range. Made of Baltic birch wood, these Cajons respond with a punchy low-end thud and crisp slap tones. Equipped with a foot-activated snare switch, players have the option to turn the internal snares on and off while playing the Cajon. The footswitch also adjusts the amount of pressure the snares have on the inside of the playing surface, allowing the snare sensitivity to be altered as desired. Rounded corners on the playing surface offer total comfort while maximizing your touch.
Features:
Adjustable snare for both Flamenco and Peruvian styles
Equipped with a foot-activated snare switch
Baltic birch construction
Rounded corners for added comfort
Rubber feet and rear sound port
String:
Adjustable snare for both flamenco and peruvian styles
Material:
American White Ash (Fraxinus Americana L.)
Baltic Birch (Betula-Pendula)
Color:
American White Ash
Why baltic birch?
Baltic birch is special beacuse of its naturally “EQ’d” tone with punchy low notes, balanced highs and great projection.
This wood species is also used extensively in high-end drum set construction for the same reason.
Foot activated snare switch
You have the option to turn the internal snares on and off while playing the Cajon or adjust the amount of pressure the snares have on the inside of the playing surface, allowing the snare sensitivity to be altered as desired.
Likely scenario
If you’re a drummer, this cajon is made to set a strong acoustic foundation for those gigs, that don’t call for a full kit.
Explore ideas just like you would on a set of drums with thump-y kick drum rhythms and cutting snare.
THE FEEL IT’S ALL ABOUT
When there is no question about how it plays and you get MORE back in response than you put in, you have found a prized percussion masterpiece. It’s a great feeling when you can sit down with this cajon and get a sense of its depth of sound and incredibly detailed craftsmanship with only a simple tap of your fingers on the playing surface.
Meinl are a German company known for their cymbals and assorted percussion, including an excellent range of cajons.
Cajons originally came from Peru but then spread to South America, especially popular in Cuban music and subsequently all over the world. A cajon is a wooden box that is played by sitting on it and using your hands or sometimes brushes to hit it. A series of metal wires – very much like those found on a traditional snare drum add a snare like sound to add the the wooden box’s more bass drum-like sound.
They are often used in Western music to accompany singer-songwriters when percussion is required, but a drumkit is overkill.
