Ukuleles

A ukulele built like a small lute. The Baroq-ulele takes the four-string ukulele scale and tuning and pairs it with a ribbed bowl back, a rosette inspired by Renaissance soundholes, and the voice of a small lute. The familiarity of the uke, the character of an early-music instrument.

Solid tonewoods, bowl-back construction. Each Baroq-ulele is built from solid rosewood or walnut, with a spruce soundboard, on a stave-built bowl back. The construction takes more workshop time than a flat-back ukulele and gives the instrument a deeper, more
resonant voice.

Tenor and baritone scales.
The tenor Baroq-ulele tunes to standard ukulele G-C-E-A. The baritone tunes a fourth lower to D-G-B-E, the same as the top four strings of a guitar, and gives the instrument a fuller bass register.

Geared tuners that hold.
Tuning stability on a small instrument matters more, not less. Our Baroq-uleles use geared tuners with a tight ratio so the instrument stays where you put it.

The tenor Baroq-ulele is the most popular build in this collection and the one most ukulele players move to. The scale is comfortable, the tuning matches every tutorial and chord chart written for ukulele, and the voice is distinctive enough to stand out in a group.

The baritone Baroq-ulele is for players who want a deeper voice or who prefer the guitar-style D-G-B-E tuning. Players coming from guitar adapt to it almost instantly.

The concert is placed perfectly in the middle, filling the gap between the two.

Anyone who has played a ukulele can pick up a Baroq-ulele and play. The chord shapes are identical, the tuning is standard, and the body shape feels natural in the lap or against the chest.
The bowl back takes a few minutes to settle into and becomes comfortable quickly.

Every Roosebeck Baroq-ulele ships with a padded gig bag and an owner's guide.