Ideal for: Ukulele players who want a more sophisticated voice and lute-like aesthetic
The tenor ukulele in lute clothing.
The Baroq-ulele is the ukulele reimagined in lute body shape. Tenor scale with standard ukulele tuning, but built with a bowl-back body of alternating lacewood and rosewood staves, a spruce soundboard with a carved rosette, and geared tuners for precise pitch. It's still a ukulele, easy to pick up, instantly familiar, but with a voice and look that stand out from the crowd.
A Sweeter, More Resonant Ukulele Voice
The lute-style bowl back combined with the spruce soundboard produces a noticeably warmer, more resonant tone than a standard flat-back ukulele. The variegated body adds tonal complexity, lacewood for clarity, rosewood for warmth, that gives the Baroq-ulele a uniquely sweet voice.
About bowl-back construction: The bowl shape distributes resonance more openly than a flat back, giving the instrument a fuller, more three-dimensional sound.
Variegated Lacewood and Rosewood Bowl
The bowl alternates staves of lacewood and rosewood for a striking visual contrast. The spruce soundboard features a carved geometric rosette in 16th-century lute tradition. The neck and fingerboard are set up for ukulele playing dimensions, and the geared tuners give precise pitch control without the learning curve of wooden pegs.
Why geared tuners: Friction pegs work but require finesse. Geared tuners hold pitch effortlessly and let you focus on playing rather than tuning. The Baroq-ulele uses smooth-operating geared tuners as a modern concession to playability.
Standard Tenor Ukulele Tuning
Tuned in standard tenor ukulele tuning. If you can play any other ukulele, you can play this one, same chords, same fingering, same songs. The lute body shape gives you a different voice but doesn't change the technique.
For ukulele players: Think of the Baroq-ulele as your existing ukulele dressed up. Same instrument, much more elegant in your hands.
Technical Specifications
Type
Tenor ukulele, lute-style body
Body
Alternating lacewood and rosewood staves (variegated)
