New Ukes from Cordoba

By Greg Olwell

Cordoba is introducing two new ukuleles——at next week’s Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee.

Two new ukuleles expand on the format and design of the company’s top-seller, the all-mahogany Cordoba 15CM. First up is the 15CM-E concert, which has an undersaddle pickup and a matte ‘burst finish. And, for players who may want the popular concert-sized model, but with the room and voice of a tenor, the 15TM features similar appointments, scaled up to tenor size.

Though not technically a ukulele, the company’s new Mini SM-CE might appeal to players looking for a small instrument with an extended range. Billed as a travel-sized guitar, the six-string Mini SM-CE features a spalted maple body with a solid cedar top, a cutaway, and a pickup. It has a 20-inch scale and uses custom Aquila strings for an A-to-A tuning. (An E-tuning set is also available.)

SPECS

15CM-E Concert with pickup

• Mahogany top, back, and sides, abalone-style rosette, cream body and fingerboard binding
• Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, 35mm nut width, 375mm scale length
• Matte edge-burst finish
• Cordoba undersaddle pickup
• Aquila Nylgut 7U strings
  $129.99 (street)

15TM Tenor

• Mahogany top, back, and sides, abalone-style rosette, cream body and fingerboard binding
• Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, 35mm nut width, 432mm scale length
• Matte finishAquila Nylgut 10U strings
• $99.99 (street)

Mini SM-CE

• Solid cedar top, spalted maple back, and sides, padauk binding
• Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, 50mm nut width, 510mm scale length
• Matte finish
• Cordoba 2Band pickup
• Aquila Mini strings
• Cordoba gig bag
• $329.99 (street)

For more information, visit Cordoba’s website.