Custom Cajons

bubinga_pure_tone_headIf you need something special, you have options! Choose your own size specs. Choose between dozens of species of wood and colors of finish. Snares on one or both heads. Regular Snare or Premium Snare arrangement. Pure Tone or Slap Heads, or both. Add strings. Add a high-end pickup system by Pick-Up the World. Add a high density foam cushion. Add binding or other custom wood inlays. Do you have an idea for a design you have never seen built before? Contact us to begin creating a unique cajon to suit your specific needs. Or visit our Custom Cajon Store to view pictures and videos and to quickly and easily order a copy of any previously constructed Nautilus Custom Cajon. Custom cajons normally take about two weeks from the time the order is placed until your cajon is shipped out.  

Snare Cajons

Medium_Flamenco__slap_head There are 3 sizes of regular Nautilus Snare Cajons, Bass, Medium and Small. Each kind has two heads, a Pure Tone Head on one side, and on the other a Slap Head with adjustable timbre. The snares on the Slap Head can easily be adjusted to the player's preference with exterior knobs. The snare buzz can also be muted for a completely different sound, more akin to the Slap and Pure Tone cajons.

Pure Tone Cajons

Medium_Bass_1Pure Tone Cajons are Cuban style cajons with two Pure Tone Heads. They come without snares or strings. There are two sizes, the Bass Cajon and the Medium Bass. Both offer oceanic depth and cavernous resonance matched with loud and clear tenor rim tones.

Andy1Nautilus Cajons are built by hand in Crestone Colorado by professional percussionist and custom cajon maker, Andy Skellenger.

"Nautilus Cajons are hand crafted with utmost attention given to detail and quality workmanship. My goal is to create the best sounding, most attractive, durable cajons available for less than the big corporations. I have endeavored to create a line of cajons that offers the tonal qualities sought after in a wide variety of musical styles so that any player, traditional or contemporary, can find a cajon to suit their needs and inspire their art."