Acoustic Guitar Magazine | 6 years ago
Small-bodied guitars are quite fashionable these days, and the Mini II, a new instrument by Cordoba, is a nice example of a miniature nylon-string that’s easy to play—and easy on the wallet.
The Mini II is the successor to Cordoba’s popular Mini. More ukulele-like in character, the Mini has a short-scale fretboard of 20 inches and is tuned a perfect fourth higher than a standard guitar, from A to A. The standard-tuned Mini II has a slightly bigger and deeper body than the Mini, along with a longer, 22-7/8“-scale neck. It’s obviously closer to the guitar end of the spectrum than its predecessor.
There are three different versions of the Mini II—the MH (layered mahogany top, back, and sides), FMH (layered flamed mahogany), and EB-CE (solid spruce top and layered striped ebony back and sides). I auditioned the FMH, a smart-looking guitar with a deeply figured body and headstock cap and faux tortoiseshell body binding and rosette. Overall, the Mini II FMH is nicely built, with an inviting satin finish and tidy interior. But the frets on our test model were a bit sharp at the ends, and they could have been better polished.
FULL REVIEW: acousticguitar.com/cordoba-mini-ii-fmh
