I own a Córdoba 32T (no cutaway or electronics) that I purchased from a neighborhood music/instrument shop in Washington DC. I am very please with it, other than I paid too much. However the shop was very nice and the staff extremely helpful when I stopped in to "try-out" the Ukes in stock. Previously, I played only my Mahogany concert except for some brief testing of tenors at shops in Hawaii and Washington. I immediately fell in love with the 32T because of the beautiful ringing clarity and sustain of the picked strings. It was and is such a contrast to the Mahogany Concert - very guitar like. While the Lanikai Concert is built like a tank, this Córdoba is like an Ultra-light aircraft, soaring to incredible sonic heights with so little effort. It's is very different than other Ukes. The body attaches to the Spanish heel at the 12th fret and light fan bracing is used for the soundboard. I think this results in a louder than normal tenor ukulele. The neck is wider than most at 1.75' at the nut. The resultant wider string spacing allows for easier chording for some chord shapes, but not all. It is nice to have a little more real estate to move around in. But, the neck is also thin from top to back. I've played mostly guitars with substantially thick necks, so the thin shape of the Córdoba as well as my Lanikai has taken some getting use to. As far as appearance, the Córdoba seems to be well made. The headstock design is unique and a pleasure to behold. The spruce top is very light in color and contrasts nicely with the beautiful rosewood back and sides. I generally prefer darker woods, but the tonal characteristics of the spruce won't be found in cedar, mahogany, or other tropical hardwoods. Over time the color of the spruce may darken. My 42 year old spruce-top Dreadnaught guitar has a rich golden color, but I really can't remember what it looked like when new.
I'm glad I purchased this Córdoba. It looks gorgeous, sounds wonderful, stays in tune, and has excellent intonation. However, I've noticed that the sound board is very lively. With relatively small changes in Rh, the area behind the bridge can get so "wavey" that it looks like a surf line-up on the Northshore. I checkled with Córdoba, and they said this phenomenon is called telegraphing and not unusual for light, fan-braced, stringed lutes. It doesn't seem to affect the sound, tuning or intonation. I've also noticed that all 30 series Cordobas I've seen on the market were manufactured in 2013. I suspect that the company over estimated the demand and the production of new 30 series Uke's will be limited until older stock is sold off. This might also explained why there are occasional 30 series ukes for sale that have "Defects" (cracks, exposed fret ends, moisture and humidity problems). My speculation is that many have just been sitting too long in wherehouses. (So, if you buy on line, make sure that the instrument can be returned if it fails your inspection.)
I plan on switching this Uke to a Low G and using my (also recently purchased) Kala - ATP for reentrant tuning. I like strumming better on the Kala and picking better on the Córdoba. It is nice to have the two Tenors, but if I could only keep one it would probably be the Kala Solid Cedar Top.
