Renaissance & Baroque Guitar

Roosebeck Baroque Guitar 5-Course, Lacewood & Rosewood

Name: Roosebeck Baroque Guitar 5-Course, Lacewood & Rosewood
Brand: Roosebeck
SKU: GBSR5C
Price: 1029.0 USD
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5 Courses / 10 Strings Lacewood & Rosewood Spruce Top Carved Rosette 26" Scale

Ideal for: Classical guitarists exploring Baroque repertoire who prefer the warmer voice of rosewood

The 5-course Baroque guitar in warm rosewood and lacewood.

Same proven Baroque guitar build, with rosewood replacing walnut for a warmer, deeper voice. Alternating staves of lacewood and rosewood on the body create a beautiful contrast that catches the light. The lacewood neck with a rosewood fingerboard gives you a period-correct feel under the left hand. Topped with spruce and finished with a four-layer parchment-style rosette carved directly into the soundboard.

Warm, Rich Baroque Voice

Five courses of two strings each, three nylon, two silver-wound, produce a warmer, richer tone than the lacewood-walnut version, thanks to the density of the rosewood back and sides. The spruce top with its carved parchment rosette gives the instrument period-correct articulation.

About rosewood: A dense, warm-toned hardwood prized for its complex harmonic response. It darkens the overall tone and adds sustain compared to walnut.

Lacewood and Rosewood, Period-Correct Detailing

The body alternates lacewood and rosewood staves on the sides and back in a matte finish. The neck is lacewood with a rosewood fingerboard. Tied nylon frets on the neck plus six rosewood frets on the spruce soundboard cover the full Baroque range. The wooden tapered tuning pegs are period-correct rather than modern geared.

Why the matte finish: Most Baroque instruments were finished matte rather than glossy. The matte spec is faithful to surviving period examples.

Tuned A D G B E for Baroque Repertoire

Suggested tuning is A, D, G, B, E (range A2–G5). This standard Baroque guitar tuning opens up the Sanz, Corbetta, and de Visée repertoire. The 26-inch scale is comfortable for any classical guitarist transitioning to period instruments.

Six fixed soundboard frets: The fixed rosewood frets on the spruce top extend the playing range higher than the neck alone allows characteristic of Baroque construction.

Technical Specifications

Courses	5 (10 strings: 6 nylon + 4 silver-wound)
Body	Alternating lacewood and rosewood staves, matte finish
Soundboard	Spruce with 4-layer carved parchment rosette
Neck	Lacewood with rosewood fingerboard
Tuning Pegs	Rosewood tapered
Frets	Tied nylon (neck) + 6 rosewood (soundboard)
Bridge	Rosewood base with lacewood top, mustache shape
Scale Length	26 inches
Recommended Tuning	A D G B E (range A2–G5)
Body Dimensions	17.25 inches L × 9.6 inches W × 4.5 inches H

What's in the Box

Every Baroque Guitar ships set up, tune before your first play.

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Roosebeck Baroque Guitar 5-Course, Lacewood & Rosewood

$1,029

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Hear it played

Tradition you can feel, craftsmanship you can hear.

Solid tonewoods

Cured, cut, and chosen for sound.

Voiced by hand

Fretboards dressed, action set, bridges fit by our luthiers.

Made to be played

Built for working musicians, designed to sound better the more you play it.

Since 1973

Five decades of building instruments that last generations.

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