7/8" with Bastian back paper c. 1907. Along with Patrick S. Gilmore, John Philip Sousa and Arthur Pryor, Conway stands as a major contributor to the history of bands in the United States around the turn of the 20th century. In 1895 Conway began teaching music in Ithaca at Cornell University. Button relates to Ithaca event but around 1908 he also toured with his band in the Midwestern and western states performing at state fairs and expositions including the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Cello has a little surface wear in reflected light and tiny 1/16" scratch lower right but still displays Exc. Only example we've seen.