Student 23974754 Page 13 Design and Technology MDP: Cajón with Effects
EVIDENCE OF CREATIVITY
IDEA GENERATION
Idea Generation is covered in the Research, Experimentation and Applications of Conclusions section which
can be found on Page 6.
DEGREE OF DIFFERENCE
TESTING OF CAJÓNES AT ALLANS BILLY HYDE
I visited allans billy hyde Drumcraft in Surry Hills, an allans billy hyde store specifically for drums, to test various
parts of the Cajónes they had in stock. By doing this, I was able to compare several commercially available
Cajónes to the Cajón intended to
produce.
I took photos of the insides of them
through the sound hole, and then merged
them using Photoshop.
I observed:
• Snare mechanism
• Screw placement
• Feet
• Sound hole
• Body material
This research of commercially manufactured Cajónes aided me in the process of constructing my own Cajón.
As there are no commercially manufactured Cajónes with effects built in, I was unable to test ‘Cajón effects’.
It was difficult to determine the processes used to construct commercially manufactured Cajónes, as so many
different processes are used depending on the manufacturer and type of Cajón.
• On Cajónes 1, 3 and 4 (see table), wood was used to construct the Cajón. It is unknown which type of
joints was used, although it is likely that butt joints or rebate joints were used. Cajónes 2 and 5 were
both primarily manufactured from plastic. Although it is unknown in which way these were
constructed, one could assume that they were moulded.
o My Cajón uses mitre joints to connect all sides but the tapa. A butt joint is used for the tapa.
• On Cajónes 2,3, 4 and 5 (see table), standard screw placement was used, and a round sound hole was
placed in the back of the Cajón. On Cajón 1, the front was glued and the sound hole was in the left
hand side.
o My Cajón uses standard screw placement, and has a round sound hole in the back.
• Because of the snare mechanism in my Cajón, I needed to use a router to cut a slit in the side of my
Cajón, drill holes in each side and insert a rotary mechanism to adjust the snares. Although this exact
process would not have been necessary on the tested Cajónes, a similar process would have been
necessary to create the ability to adjust the snare (on those with adjustable snares).
• My Cajón has inbuilt effects. This means that my project involved many processes that would not be
involved in manufacturing the tested Cajónes. These processes include:
o Desoldering a guitar effects pedal - if my Cajón was to be mass produced, a custom printed
circuit board would be created to be used, and thus this desoldering process would not be
necessary
o Engraving the back plate
o Routing the inside and outside of the back panel to fit the back plate so it is flush with the
outside
o Gluing the back plate to the Cajón
o Screwing the electronics to the inside of the Cajón
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