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Old 01-09-2011, 06:32 PM
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Jill, the Cordoba Requinto is tuned ADGCEA but you can convert it to EADGBE if you use hard-tension strings. The strings will end up being close to medium tension. I haven't played one yet.

If you can spare maybe an extra $200, I would contact luthier Kenny Hill by phone and see what he or Larry Darnell might suggest from their Estudio line. They carry a greater variety of different scale guitars (not just the 1/2 & 3/4 or 7/8 scales) and some different nut widths.

They might even have used instruments in excellent condition if you are on a tight budget. It doesn't hurt to inquire.

Kenny's guitars come from the same factory as Cordoba. Kenny introduced the folks at Cordoba to his joint venture operation in China. But Kenny's Estudio guitars use different woods and are set-up/inspected at Kenny's workshop in Ben Lomond. For me, those value-adds and Kenny's counsel were worth the premium. I bought his Estudio 45S which has a solid Engelmann spruce top and figured Bubinga laminated back/sides.
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