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Reddit mentions of Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual (MYO-CAJ)
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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Meinl Make Your Own Cajon Kit with Snares - MADE IN EUROPE - Baltic Birch Wood, Includes Easy to Follow Manual (MYO-CAJ). Here are the top ones.
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- Build it yourself: for the do-it-yourself percussionists or those looking for a fun family activity, The Mein make your own canons are a great hands-on project for the woodworking type of musician
- Baltic birch wood: this kit includes Baltic birch panels to build your Cajon and two sets of snare wires that are ideal for producing cutting snare slaps, punchy bass hits, and responsive finger rolls
- Customize your own Cajon: once completely, You have complete freedom to oil, lacquer, wax and paint your Cajon to your liking and make a truly unique instrument
- Simple instruction manual: The process of creating your own Cajon is made simple with the included step-by-step instructions (Includes multiple languages)
- Standard SIZE: this Cajon measure in at 18" Tall x 11 3/4" Wide x 11 3/4" Deep, making it the perfect size for either adults or children to play on
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Basic Kit (Natural) |
| Height | 22 Inches |
| Length | 14 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 8 Pounds |
| Width | 14 Inches |
You know, the thing is, this isn't a musical instrument, it's a toy. It's kind of like one of those teddy bears, where you pull a string, and it says "Hello". He would probably be amused by it, and would think that you were very thoughtful, but I don't see him actually seeing it as a musical instrument.
If you decide that you'd rather want a real musical instrument, there are some options:
If your price range tops out at the ~$60 the roll up drum mat would cost, then you can maybe get a cheap cajon, something like this. It won't be professional grade, but it will be a reasonably versatile instrument. This is probably something like the drum equivalent of the acoustic guitar one would play next to a campfire. If he's the tinkerer / DIY-er type, maybe a "make your own cajon kit" is an option too.
If you are willing to stretch the budget to a bit over $100, then you could obviously afford a much better cajon, but also some sample pads start to come into the picture. The KAT KTMP-1 is reasonably well regarded, and pretty cheap. It can be extended with a kcik pedal, and a hi-hat controller, so it can somewhat feel like playing a drumset. There are some other options, like this one from Alesis but those are starting to get expensive. Some drummers actually use sample pads as part of their acoustic setup for additional effects, so something like this is not necessarily just a temporary thing until he gets a kit, but maybe something that would see some use even in conjunction with a kit.
Meinl has kits. I purchased one and assembled/stained it myself.
You can buy them on Amazon
Here are a few pics of mine: one
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Cheaper and more customization if you already have wood glue, clamps, etc..
I also highly recommend an orbit sander.