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Written by mgmt
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Tuesday, September 06 2011 11:06 |
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@hrasan - I can believe that the strings on mine were too short to work properly, for sure. Since i didn't want to commingle the snare and kick sounds, i didn't really have another option, which is why i gave up on the strings. That is, i didn't want to stretch them across the whole face of the tapa because then they'd always be sounding, no matter where i hit the cajon. In terms of the traditional string sound / guitar-like sound of your strings, I assume you mean that there is a perceptible pitch to the string, as opposed to just a snare-like shimmer or rattle. Since i gave early up on the strings, i can't offer any real experience, but from what i read it sounds like your strings are too tight. My impression from Ocana was that you tension them just enough to make the snare sound but not enough to actual vibrate at a pitch. But i assume you've tried slacking them off some? If you loosen them and the pitch goes away but so does the snare sound, maybe investigate ways of getting the snare sound back without tightening the strings (e.g. Ocana's recommendation of using a piece of tape somewhere in the middle of the string to hold it against the tapa, or changing the way the string lies against the tapa, or using different gauges of strings, etc.) We'd appreciate a report-back on any progress. :-) -c
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