Ken Sommers 022 Parlour, natural finish, made in Australia 2022. Ken is an elusive Melbourne based builder, making a small handful of all-solid steel string acoustics from gorgeous Australian timber each year. He leaves his guitars unbranded: no headstock logo, no sound hole label... sometimes we need a bit of mystery in life, right? This one  is a lovely oversize parlour shape, with a solid spruce top and a solid Australian rosewood back and sides. It's got a comfy rounded neck with a D style shape, and is slightly wider at the nut compared to most steel strings without being a full classical size. It's a very comfy guitar to sit with and play, it's certainly got a disarming charm about it. The tone is dry and warm, with a deceptively full bass response, airy midrange and a sweet, musical top end. There's a lot to enjoy here, and needless to say there's not many around... you could easily pay thrice this price and land an inferior guitar from the nation's big brands. Hell yeah Ken!

Model: Ken Sommers 022 Parlour 
Made: Melbourne Australia, 2022
Serial: none
Finish: natural, gloss poly
Body: solid spruce top, solid Australian rosewood back and sides, oversize parlour shape, 384mm across, 512mm long, 100mm deep
Neck: white beech neck, jarrah fretboard, 25" scale, 44mm nut, rounded D shape
Weight: 1.635kg
Mods: none
Pickup: none
Accessories: basic non-original case

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some dimples on the end. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back only. The back has some surface scratches in the middle of the body as well as some dimples on the elbow area and bottom edge and some scuffs on the shoulders. The sides have some rub wear on the elbow area and bottom shoulder and some scuffs on the bottom corner. The front has some surface scratches behind the bridge, scuffs and dimples in the elbow area and some play wear around the sound hole.
Overall: very good condition (8/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good. Setup with 12/54 vintage style monel wound strings.
Fret Life: 9/10, minor wear only