Arts & Entertainment
Historic Musical Instrument On Display In Avon
Throughout May, the Avon Free Library is featuring a recently restored, classic violin donated by a prominent local family.
AVON, CT — A historic slice of local music-making history is on display at the Avon Free Public Library through the end of the month.
A classic violin owned by a prominent Avon benefactor is on display in the history case of the library, 281 Country Club Road.
It is a restored, "Hadsell" violin and dates back to the end of World War I.
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The musical instrument was donated by the descendants of Clinton Hadsell (1871-1947), a prominent Avon resident and the owner of the violin.
The violin is one of many items donated in 2006 by the Hadsell family and is part of a wider collection of old artifacts donated to the town.
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After years of being in disrepair, the violin was recently restored by Michael Seery of Seery Strings in Bristol as part of a project funded by the national "Save America’s Treasures" project.
For more information on the Hadsell family collection in Avon, click on this link.
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