After a few setbacks, I finally have a Cordoba Requinto 480. Technically, the Requinto 480 isn't a requinto at all. Requintos are tuned ADGCEA, while the Requinto 480 is tuned EADGBE, like a guitar. I'm happy about this because I can use guitar books to learn how to play it, and I may eventually promote myself up to a full size guitar.
I haven't had much time with it yet, but it sounds great and seems to be well-made. The guy at the shop that sold it to me was impressed. His shop carries mini-guitars in the < $100 range, and he said this one was much better quality, and now he's planning to order some for his shop. The guy I spoke with at SF Guitarworks (which installed a strap button) told me he thought it was very well made -- great sound, solid construction, nice bracing, and no glue issues.
Big shoutouts to the great people at Cordoba who arranged to ship one for me directly to one of its local vendors, and to Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange, the vendor that held onto the requinto for me until I could head over there to buy it.
Here are some photos.
The Requinto 480 is just a bit larger than my Pono solid mahogany baritone ukulele.
I haven't had much time with it yet, but it sounds great and seems to be well-made. The guy at the shop that sold it to me was impressed. His shop carries mini-guitars in the < $100 range, and he said this one was much better quality, and now he's planning to order some for his shop. The guy I spoke with at SF Guitarworks (which installed a strap button) told me he thought it was very well made -- great sound, solid construction, nice bracing, and no glue issues.
Big shoutouts to the great people at Cordoba who arranged to ship one for me directly to one of its local vendors, and to Berkeley Musical Instrument Exchange, the vendor that held onto the requinto for me until I could head over there to buy it.
Here are some photos.
The Requinto 480 is just a bit larger than my Pono solid mahogany baritone ukulele.
