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Written by mgmt
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Sunday, April 17 2011 19:56 |
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All - sorry, I can't send personal email replies. If you would like to ask a question or make a comment, feel free to do so and to check back here later. That way we can share the info with others. Feel free to contact me personally in appropriate cases.
@Christian - Thanks for asking, I should have made that clearer. Yes, the tapa screws into the frame, and the idea is that the tapa rests right against the frame. It's OK if it touches the edges of the sides of the box as well (everything flush), but the frame is there to be a surface against which the tapa attaches. I'm not sure how crucial this would be if you were using solid wood sides, but plywood isn't great at holding screws that go in through the edges (parallel to the lamination). I think that's the main reason for the frame in this case, but maybe they do it with solid-wood-sided cajons also, for some reason of bass resonance. As described in the article, the frame should be well glued to the sides, so that there is no air gap.
-Casey
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