Schlagwerk CBA1S Cajon Construction Kit - Medium

Good quality. Good price. This kit makes a decent cajon at a low price. The wood pieces were precision cut, instructions easy to follow and the final product looks/sounds good. Great for a first cajon to learn on and have a vested interest in the instrument during the process. [note: The 'CBA1S (Medium)' is obviously smaller than the 'CBA2S (Large)', but it also has only ONE snare assembly (not 2, like the Large). I was disappointed to find that to be the case upon arrival- was expecting 2 snares for this model as well- no mention was made about the difference between the two models outside of the size difference.]

Great price, easy construction

This is so far just reviewing the build process and the quality of the parts of this construction kit. The glue is still drying on the last parts as I am typing this, so I have no idea how it sounds yet.It's a kit from a German company so I was expecting a bit more in terms of precision of fit than I would have from a kit from any other country of origin. I have to say I am disappointed. They tried to do a precision tongue and groove cut but it failed as the quality of the plywood they used did not match the quality of the cutting pattern very well. The ply layers separated slightly in the cut area and whence the pieces did fit together very well, creating ugly gaps on the outside corners. I believe it will still work, but it won't look good and there's not much you could do about. I honestly wish they had used a more simple tongue and groove pattern as they show on youtube [...] for the larger Cajon kit. That would have been a lot more reproducible even with cheap wood.I have installed a larger snare that I cut from an old snare belt coming from a drum as some have said they'd wish they delivered 2 snares as with the larger kit as the snare sound seemed subdued. We'll see how this will work.I briefly played the Cajon before applying Tung oil as a finish. It sounded pretty nice actually. Not so much after applying 3 thin coats of Tung oil to seal the surface. Very flat and not much resonance anymore. I tried to replace the wider snare I used with the original one to see if it made any difference. Not that I could tell. The snare rattles regardless of where you hit the front. I prefer it to be very silent for the low tones but i could not control the activation. Honestly, I think I could make a plastic bucket sound more exciting than this box. It's still nice as a stool, so not all is lost, I guess.

It's a toy. My kid (7 years old) likes it. But not that great overall. Sound is ok. If you are going to get this, probably better off getting the Meinl kit, which is lower in price. Otherwise, I think better off paying some more to upgrade to a higher one like the Sela kit.

Eh! It went together easy enough but I'm not impressed with the sound.

This is an amazing kit for the money, complete with bands for holding the box together whilst the glue dries and all the hardware necessary for fixing including the rubber feet!Plays really well and a good selection of sounds.This is my first cajon and I didn't want to spend lots of money, but this kit leaves me with no reason to buy another.Very pleased with it and I made a slight modification by screwing the rear panel in place instead of gluing it as per the instructions so that I have access back inside the drum for maintenance.Drum included a snare which works very well and produced a crisp sound.The drum is very stable to sit on and certainly as good as ready made shop cajon's I've played in music shops.I have total recommendation for this and cannot praise it enough.

It's not the neatest instrument in the world once put together. I imagine that it needs some tidying up once put together in order to get a more confortable playing experience. But we've just been playing one put together at the weekend and it sounds amazing. Very impressed. Sounds much better than my more sturdy and expensive Cajon. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a beautiful sounding instrument on a budget and doesn't mind either putting some extra effort in or living with the rough edges.

I bought this for my Dad as a birthday present after i saw him messing round with someone else’s round their house.I was amazed at the quality of the box, seems very good for the price. It needs to be assembled but my Dad is into woodwork and so this was a perk in his eyes as he enjoyed assembling it. I’m no expert in cajons but it seems to work as expected.

This took a day to make, looks great, instructions really clear and we're really pleased with the result. Though possessing an electric sander came in very useful for rounding off the corners, as it saved a lot of time.

Great product! Very easy to build yourself, even without handy knowhow. I did it myself too - and I am very little experienced in working with tools - so don't feel inhibited! You can do it. For the price it is definitely a great product. The sound is not comparable to a much more expensive cajon though but for beginners - like me - it's just perfect especially as I was able to build it myself. Have fund.