Meinl Artisan Edition Martinete Line, Brazilian Ironwood Overview
Meinl Artisan Edition Martinete Line, Brazilian Ironwood
Featuring a solid Tulip Poplar resonating body with wood inlay and a Brazilian Ironwood front plate, the Martinete Line offers exquisite sound and appearance. The 15mm thick solid resonating body is equipped with an extra thick sound port ring for bass compression. Inside the cajon are two sets of ten micro-coiled metal cajon strings that deliver a snapping snare effect. These strings are hand wound in the style of master cajon builder, José "Pepote" Hernández Diaz, and each set is adjustable with the included key.
Rounded front plate corners and thumb notches allow for greater comfort and playability. Made in Spain.
- Two sets of 10 adjustable strings (Separately per Side)
- Rounded corners and thumb notches for optimal playing comfort and sound
- 6 Specially formulated soft rubber feet
- Ergonomically rounded frontplate with convex contact
- Decorative wood inlay
- Extra thick wooden sound port ring for compression
- Two tuning screws to adjust the tension for each set of strings
- Pop filter on sound hole
- Frontplate: Brazilian Ironwood (Phoebe porosa) with Ukola Woodframe
- Resonating body: Solid Wood (15mm) Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
- Includes: Tuning key
- Width: 11 1/2"
- Height: 19"
- Depth: 12 3/4"
- Colour: Brazilian Ironwood
- Finish: Satin