Krentz String Works began ten years ago as a conversation between respected cellist, Dr. Kevin Krentz, and well-known luthier, Robert Brewer Young. Kevin needed a great modern cello from a master maker with a balanced approach to all the facets of fine instruments, and Robert needed a fine cellist with wide experience and a talent for turning adjectives into practical feedback on his already celebrated modern instruments. Thus began a beautiful and industrious friendship.

Kevin, who had already invented his magnetic-field method of driving the strings of instruments to play them in, challenged Robert to push the cello further by both interpreting current research together as well as collaborating on their own. Robert continues to create outstanding cellos that are in the hands of professional players all over the world. Kevin continues work that ranges from how cellos function to cello technique with a focus on practical experimentation and testing. While inventing unique and powerful tools to address the needs of makers and working musicians.