The Gemeinhardt Story begins with Kurt Gemeinhardt, a fourth generation flute maker. He was born in Markneukirchen, Germany, a region with two centuries of instrument making tradition, and served an apprenticeship under his father. Upon completion of his apprenticeship, Kurt left Germany to work his trade in St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he crafted handmade flutes for the world's most prestigious musicians. While in Switzerland his fame as the foremost creator of quality hand-crafted musical instruments spread worldwide.

In 2005 Gemeinhardt decided to take the same heritage and passion that Kurt Gemeinhardt started with and start a string instrument line of high quality student to professional instruments. Artisan Strings works closely with work shops all over the world to produce the finest student, conservatory and professional bowed string instruments. They are then professionally set up and adjusted by skilled luthiers at our Elkhart work shop.