Los Angeles

6 makers. The earliest year printed is 1855, the latest 1924.

Every maker here has Los Angeles in a printed line.

1800s

• born 1855 Lindsey, Geo. C.
  m.d. — Los Angeles, Cal., 416 S. Broadway. American maker; born West Virginia, 1855. Experimented with different kinds and qualities of native woods and effect of varnish thereon. Maker and dealer for past twenty years.

1900s

• listed 1924 Koodlach, A.
  Koodlach, A. m.r.d. 503 Majestic Theatre Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif.
• listed 1924 Sambrokos, Panas
  m. 446-448 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif. American. Established independently for fourteen years. Specializes in repairing.

No year printed

• no year Byrn, M.
  BYRN (M.) — Los Angeles (California) 334, S. Broadway. Contemporary maker.
• no year Kodlach, H.
  KODLACH (H.) — Los Angeles (California). Contemporary maker born at Kiew (Russia). Studied in his own country with the best of masters …
• no year Lindsey, George C.
  Lindsey, George C., Los Angeles, Cal.

The books that name them

• Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell, 1928
• The Violinist's Guide (1924 edition), pp. 49–50 — the Roberts, Robinson and Rothammer entries, 1924
• The Violinist's Guide (1916), 1916
• An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann, 1925
• The Violinist's Guide (1924 edition), pp. 48, 51 and 52 — the Pulpaneck, Reichenbacher, Schilbach and Schmitt entries, 1924

Some names appear twice under different spellings. Each is one book's spelling.