Project statement:
To design a sustainable musical device that will both accelerate brain development and teach children the joys of music.
Doing research I found out a lot about children and music. Music has been found to help with language and hearing skills. With all of the benefits that music has to offer for the developing child I thought it would be appropriate to hone in on those benefits.
The kerf-bent back of the drum did not work properly therefore I removed it from the design. This was a bump in the road for me but the final design turned out to be very elegant and sounded beautiful.
The gap in the market that my toy fills is that no company makes a cajon for children that is of high quality sound. Most cajons are sized for adults and are very pricey. This product is an affordable and child-friendly instrument that kids who are looking to start playing an instrument will love. The curved Tapa (the front piece of wood screwed in) allows for a wider range of sounds that can be produced depending on where you strike it. Every other cajon has a flat Tapa that can only produce very few different sounds.
If I were to make another one of these, I would most likely use a process other than kerf cutting. A bent laminated plywood back would work perfectly for this design. it would be really interesting to see how the curved back would effect the sound that the drum produces.
