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Notes from the bench

Buying guides, care advice and the occasional story from the room where the cajons are built. Written by the people doing the building.

A player seated on a MusicOn Craft Series cajon
Buying guides

How to choose your first cajon (without overthinking it)

Four cajons, one decision that actually matters, and the honest answer to whether the expensive one is worth it. A buying guide from the people who build them.

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Interior of a MusicOn cajon showing the two adjustable 20-strand steel snare wires
From the bench

Why the cheapest cajon gets the same snare as the flagship

Every MusicOn cajon carries the identical pair of 20-strand steel snare wires — the ৳5,500 box and the ৳8,500 one. That is unusual, and it is deliberate. Here is the reasoning.

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Detail of the MusicOn cajon body and finish
Care & maintenance

Keeping a cajon alive through monsoon season

Wood moves when the air fills with water. What actually damages a cajon in a Bangladeshi monsoon, what does nothing at all, and the five-minute habit that prevents most repairs we see.

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