Dolmage Designs

06/01/2025

New Gibson ES330-style build, figured western maple body with bubinga top. Will be getting TV Jones pickups and a Bigsby trem.

01/30/2025

Redoing the shoddy renos by a contractor from 2023 with good renos by me.

Still gotta do a bit of trim/finishing work, have the fireplace tiled and put a mantle up, and do the shelves and drawers for the built-in dresser/bookcase, but almost there!

11/18/2024

In progress guitar bodies.

Chambering for weight relief, then gluing up the tops.

11/11/2024

Thank you for the fantastic new shop! Can't wait to get back to building... it's been a minute.

10/10/2024

CDs have arrived! Orders will get packed up and shipped out over the weekend. Thanks for your patience!

08/09/2024

Crown molding before and after. Still have to do a couple touch-ups.

12/03/2023

Have you got old strike plates, escutcheons, or other old brass hardware that's been painted over?

Boil it in 2 cups of water and 1/4 cup of vinegar for 30 mins, drop a teaspoon of baking soda in at the halfway mark, and the paint lifts right off.

09/27/2023

Removing two 110-year-old stained glass windows, cleaning them, and them, and then caulking and screwing them in so they're secure.

These windows used to open, but they open at knee-height on a staircase. Not safe!

05/15/2023

New build - spalted western maple burl top, wenge middle, padauk back. Will be getting .pickups . Huge thanks to for all the help on this one.

08/01/2022

I've had one complete guitar kicking around for awhile - it's a beauty and I've just never gotten around to posting it for sale. It's been hanging on my wall in my office but it needs to find a real home.

I had intended to list it on Reverb for $1,500 but if anyone's interested, message me for a *steep* discount.

Walnut, bloodwood, and cherry body and neck with stainless steel medium jumbo frets, 25" scale length, 12" radius, Gotoh 21:1 tuners, tusq nut, hipshot bridge, premium electronics, and premium Lollar bridge pickup. High-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish.

05/17/2022

Haven't made any guitars recently as I've been busy doing this:

www.facebook.com/versamusic

After a decade, we're back! New Versa album(s) coming in 2022.

08/24/2021

Folks, I need your feedback!

I just finished this telecaster style guitar. I love the wood, and it plays and sounds great. But there are some issues with the finish - a minor crack by the bridge, and some chipping around the string ferrules on the back, and a couple of other small details.

Refinishing a guitar like this is a lot of work and will take about a month.

Do I refinish it and post it for sale for $1,600CAD, or sell it as b stock for $1,000?