August Martin Ludwig Gemünder (22 March 1814, Ingelfingen – 7 September 1895, New York City) was an American violin maker who worked in the United States.
With his brother, the great American luthier George Gemünder, and others, he pioneered the construction of quality violins in the United States.
Gemünder specialized in copying old Italian masters, especially the instruments of Antonio Stradivarius, Joseph Guarnerius, and Paolo Maggini.
[1] Perhaps his greatest masterpiece was a celebrated copy of Sarasate's Amati, which that artist pronounced equal to the original.
August's violins possessed a pure, even tone quality, responded easily, and were thought to excel in power the Italian instruments they were copied from.