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    W. M. Byrne

    Los Angeles

    BYRNE, W. M. Worked from c.1910 Los Angeles, California USA. Worked in Europe from 1917-1920. Returned to Los Angeles, where he was employed by the Southern Californian Company until after 1925. Chiefly a repairer and restorer, but a small number of fine violins made on a Stradivari model. — John Dilworth
    Worked Los Angeles
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    BYRNE, W. M. Worked from c.1910 Los Angeles, California USA. Worked in Europe from 1917-1920. Returned to Los Angeles, where he was employed by the Southern Californian Company until after 1925. Chiefly a repairer and restorer, but a small number of fine violins made on a Stradivari model. Excellent workmanship.

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