Founder's Violin - Ithaca College
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The violin owned by the founder of the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, now Ithaca College, is on display in reception area of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center Office of Admissions of Ithaca College, 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, NY.
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Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2017
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This violin and bow that once belonged to W. Grant Egbert, the founder of the Ithaca Conservatory of Music which is now Ithaca College is on display in a glass case within a wall that separated the receptionist's lobby from a public lounge area of the Office of Admissions.
A sign next to the violin and bow gives its background. It is inscribed:
This violin belonged to
W. Grant Egbert
Founder
Ithaca Conservatory of Music
September 1892
Donated by Jane O'Neill
(Egbert's granddaughter)
Labeled Caspar da Salo
in Brescia
The violin was made by
Guarnerius in Bohemia
Circa 1870