Crafter Acoustic Guitars
The company that is now Crafter was founded by HyunKwon Park in April 1972. The company produced classical guitars for the Korean domestic market and these quickly earned a good reputation, mainly for their high quality of sound.
In 1986, Injae Park, his elder son, chose the name 'Crafter', which has connotations of high quality and also pays tribute to the craftsmen who create the guitars. The Crafter brand is now registered in more than 40 countries throughout the world.
Crafter guitars are now sold in more than 30 countries and, in 2001, the United Kingdom became the world's biggest market for Crafter, taking more than 10,000 guitars.
But the quantity produced is not the main objective. The emphasis is always to put care into the making of each guitar to produce the finest instruments. They are only released to players when it is sure that they are in the best condition and any that don't make the grade are broken up.
InJae Park believes that building instruments of the highest quality, of the best value, listening to the needs of the market and providing a continuous supply is the way to continue the progress and success that Crafter is enjoying throughout the world today.
