Specs

The Reduced Tapa Size (RTS) concept comes as a logic development of
the patented Maestral idea. It basically consists in manufacturing every
cajón with a slightly smaller front plate (tapa) than the actual frame of
the instrument. The average cajón on the market features a front plate
that is built onto the instrument, which means that the edges of the tapa
and the body of the instrument match exactly with one another, as they
usually undergo a contouring, sanding and varnishing process which
basically couples the tapa and the body of the instrument for good. This
sort of “marriage” can become a problem with time, because the two
elements have a a considerably different life span. This is obvious with
every other percussion instrument, such as congas, drums, timbales, so
for the cajón it shouldn´t be different.
Reduced Size Tapa - RST
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