The first uke I bought was a Kala KA-T. It still sounds and plays great 2 yrs later, and holds it's own against the other 16+ ukes I've acquired since then. I'm not motivated to own a Cordoba uke. They just dont move me, but dont let my opinion stop you.
Having said that, I'd get the Kala KA-TEME3, and use the rest of the money for a case ($40-50) like a Uke Crazy canvas covered polyfoam type, so you have it from the start and can take the uke out of the house without worrying about it getting banged up when you go to your local meetup or a friend's house to jam.
If you can buy both from AMAZON proper instead of 3rd-party sellers, all the better, and with PRIME free 2-day shipping, even better. WHY? In the event that the instrument sent to you is a bad one or damaged from the factory, returns are MUCH MUCH easier if AMAZON is the seller and not some place like 'Lyin Joe's Fly-By-Night Music-Shtuffs-an-Fishing-Tackle'...
If yer hubby can do the setup, then you can buy any of these Asian-sweatshop-factory-made instruments with confidence, knowing that the instrument can be adjusted to your exact needs.
Guinea proverb: "A cow that has no tail should not try to chase away flies."
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