The Dolphin evolved over fifteen years out of my first solid body electric design, the neck through body N5. The Dolphin replaced the N5 in 1980 and was originally a flat top guitar with a carved waist and armrest. The advent of our NC machine in 1989 allowed me to design and develop the current carved top with recessed brige Dolphin.

The plank is a five piece Blackwood laminate and the wings are Poplar with figured Blackwood caps on top.

This layout has resulted in a perfectly balanced (statically and dynamically) snug fitting guitar with very fast response, full bodied tone from top to bottom with excellent sustain.