La Guardo School
Sam J. Davis
La Guardo, b. 1873
DAVIS, Sam J. Born 1873 La Guardo, Tennessee, Worked from 1936 Homestead, Florida USA. Received tuition from V. C. Squier and A. W. Swearingen. Generally Stradivari models, particularly the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin. Used local American woods and own recipe varnish. — John Dilworth
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DAVIS, Sam J. Born 1873 La Guardo, Tennessee, Worked from 1936 Homestead, Florida USA. Received tuition from V. C. Squier and A. W. Swearingen. Generally Stradivari models, particularly the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin. Used local American woods and own recipe varnish.
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