Music Stores in the Greater Los Angeles Area
where you can buy or rent instruments, purchase strings, get your bow rehaired, and ask questions.

Old Town Music, 42 Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, 626-793-4730, 323-681-2418
instruments and music books

American String Teachers Association http://www.astaweb.com
ASTACAP, a national Certificate Achievement Program for Strings
Greater Los Angeles Area, a Section of California ASTA http://www.calasta.org/ then drag down on menu to "Los Angeles"

Suzuki Association of the Americas http://suzukiassociation.org/
Greater Los Angeles Area http://www.suzukimusiclosangeles.com/
Orange County Suzuki String Teachers website TBA

Orange County Musicians' Association http://www.afm.org/locals/info/number/7
Local #7 of the American Federation of Musicians

Music Teachers' Association of California http://www.mtac.org/
Whittier Branch http://www.mtacwhittier.org/

Chamber Music America http://www.chamber-music.org/
learn about the world of chamber music (magazine and online)

Websites That Might Be Helpful to You

Free Public Domain Sheet Music Library (scores and parts)
IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page

ExperienceLA at http://www.experiencela.com

Southwest Strings, Tucson, AZ; instruments & sheet music

and many, many sheet music vendors where you may download and print your own copy of a song.
A sample list:
Every Note http://everynote.com/
Sheet Music Direct http://www.sheetmusicdirect.us/i18n/index.jsp
Music Notes http://www.musicnotes.com/