[2] In 1926–1927, Albert Augustine (born Denmark 1900, died New York City, April 1967) moved to the United States to pursue his career as a luthier.
DuPont, skeptical of the idea, agreed to supply the nylon if Augustine would endeavor to develop and produce the actual strings.
After three years of development, Augustine demonstrated a nylon first string whose quality impressed guitarists, including Segovia, in addition to DuPont.
Eventually, however, after experimenting with various types of metal and smoothing and polishing techniques, Augustine was also able to produce high quality nylon wound strings.
Under Rose Augustine, then Steven Griesgraber following her death in 2003,[4] the company continues to produce nylon strings and support the field of classical guitar.