Louis Sutz made and dealt in violins, mandolins, zithers and guitars at 1616 Vine Street, Cincinnatti, Ohio. He was born in 1862 in Baden, Germany but emigrated to the USA in 1880 at the age of 19. He started his musical instrument business around 1883. In later years was helped in the business by his sons John (who later became a minister in Hannibal, Ohio), William (who died young) and Louis (who later became an organist at the Third Protestant Memorial Church). Louis Sutz retired in 1931 and died some years later in 1942 aged 79.

Source: Louis Sutz obituary. The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. 04 Mar 1942