Howery Violins

Welcome to Howery Violins.

Will Howery is a violinmaker and luthier working and living on Amelia Island. He also plays violin with the Amelia Island String Ensemble.

Hand crafted Violins and Violas direct from the maker that you can afford. Please look at the Rental/Purchase information!

My Violin Studio is at my residence. When you plan to visit, please make an appointment via The Shop Appointment Calendar. Thank You.

Will’s Blogs

Violin Varnish workshop with Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, and Todd Goldenberg at the Chicago Violin Making School

Violin Varnish workshop with Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, and Todd Goldenberg at the Chicago Violin Making School. #violin #viola #varnish #violinvarnish

April 26, 2017
The Southern Violin Makers annual meeting and makers competition at Wild Acres retreat center in North Carolina. A great reunion with friends and colleagues, meeting new friends, and competing with our violins

The Southern Violin Makers annual meeting and makers competition at Wild Acres retreat center in North Carolina. A great reunion with friends and colleagues, meeting new friends, and competing with our violins! #wildacresnorthcarolina #violin #violinmaker #luthier

April 23, 2017
Viola Leonora and Violin Juliet in the drying cabinet. They both have the Balsam Ground varnish applied and drying. Getting ready to go to the Violin Varnish workshop in Chicago next week

Viola Leonora and Violin Juliet in the drying cabinet. They both have the Balsam Ground varnish applied and drying. Getting ready to go to the Violin Varnish workshop in Chicago next week. #violin #violinmaker #varnish #viola #violinjuliet #violaleonora #fernandinabeach #ameliaisland #jacksonville #staugustine #savannah

April 18, 2017
Viola Leonora’s neck is set and glued

Viola Leonora’s neck is set and glued. #viola #violin #savannah #jacksonville #saintaugustine #fernandinaBeach #luthier #violinmaker

April 10, 2017
April, such a spring awakening!! And for my birthday I’m treating myself to setting this viola neck

April, such a spring awakening!! And for my birthday I’m treating myself to setting this viola neck :-). #viola #violinmaker #luthier #fernandinabeach #jacksonville #staugustine #savannah #violin

April 7, 2017
Viola Leonora: Laying out the measurements for the volute from the Library of Congress Strad Cassavette CAT scan

Viola Leonora: Laying out the measurements for the volute from the Library of Congress Strad Cassavette CAT scan. #viola #violinmaker #luthier #saintaugustine #jacksonville #savannah #Fernandinabeach #modeling #cnc #violaLeonora

March 10, 2017
Starting the graduating (plate thining) on Viola Leonora

Starting the graduating (plate thining) on Viola Leonora. #violaleonora #viola #violin #violinmaker #luthier #jacksonville #saintaugustine #savannah #fernandindabeach

February 28, 2017
Viola Leonora, Purfling-Check, Arching-Close

Viola Leonora, Purfling-Check, Arching-Close 🙂 #viola #violin #violinmaker #luthier #savannah #jacksonville #saintaugustine #violaleonora

February 14, 2017
Evidence of Arching on Viola Leonora

Evidence of Arching on Viola Leonora… #violinmaker #viola #violaleonora #jacksonville #staugustine #savannah #fernandinabeach

February 12, 2017
Cutting purfling groove on Viola Leonora

Cutting purfling groove on Viola Leonora.. #luthier #violinmaker #violin #viola #jacksonville #savannah #saintaugustine #fernandinabeach

February 10, 2017

Will’s Blog Posts:

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Violin Maude, rough work done by my apprentice CNC. Now 3mm from finish, the real work begins 😊 Let the machines do what they do well, and the craftspersons finish what makes a violin great

Violin Maude, rough work done by my apprentice CNC. Now 3mm from finish, the real work begins 😊 Let the machines do what they do well, and the craftspersons finish what makes a violin great. #violin #violinmaker #luthier #violinmaude #jacksonville #savannah #brunswick #staugustine #cnc #cncmodeling #howeryviolins

June 13, 2017
Cleaning my shop… Evening camp fire after cleaning out my scrap wood. This item was a “Bench Copy” of the Strad Cassavetti Viola. I have the LIbrary of Congress CAT scan data, so milled a 3D replica of the F-Holes before cutting them in my viola. So much better than looking at flat paper, the real shape you can touch, rotate, see the curves. Can’t afford the real bench copy, but this is pretty close

Cleaning my shop… Evening camp fire after cleaning out my scrap wood. This item was a “Bench Copy” of the Strad Cassavetti Viola. I have the LIbrary of Congress CAT scan data, so milled a 3D replica of the F-Holes before cutting them in my viola. So much better than looking at flat paper, the…

June 4, 2017
Violin Fiona is off to her new home; being played, making music, helping her student become a better musician. It’s so rewarding to see a violin I’ve made start it’s new life

Violin Fiona is off to her new home; being played, making music, helping her student become a better musician. It’s so rewarding to see a violin I’ve made start it’s new life:-) #violinmaker #luthier #violinfiona #jacksonville #savannah #staugustine #brunswick #violin #violinstudent #violinshop

May 31, 2017
Violin Maude C-Bouts bent and glued in

Violin Maude C-Bouts bent and glued in. #violinmaker #violin #luthier #violinmaude #jacksonville #savannahgeorgia #savannah #staugustine #howeryviolins

May 27, 2017
Juliet the Violin, Leonora the Viola, and Penelope the Cat enjoying the Florida sun

Juliet the Violin, Leonora the Viola, and Penelope the Cat enjoying the Florida sun:-). #violinjuliet #violaleonora #jacksonville #fernandinabeach #staugustine #savannahgeorgia #violin #viola #violinmaker #luthier #violinvarnish #feline

May 23, 2017
Violin Juliet getting close to finished varnish. Using Joe’s Cochineal, amazing varnish

Violin Juliet getting close to finished varnish. Using Joe’s Cochineal, amazing varnish!! #luthier #savannahgeorgia #staugustine #fernandinabeach #jacksonville #violinvarnish #violinmaker #violinjuliet #violin

May 19, 2017
Violin Juliet getting her Florida sun tan, actually drying the latest coat of Cochineal Violin Varnish. Amazing Varnish, thank you Joe Robson

Violin Juliet getting her Florida sun tan, actually drying the latest coat of Cochineal Violin Varnish. Amazing Varnish, thank you Joe Robson! #violinjuliet #violin #varnish #jacksonville #fernandinabeach #staugustine #savannahgeorgia #luthier

May 15, 2017
Sunset in my office

Sunset in my office … #violin #violinmaker #luthier #savannahgeorgia #jacksonville #staugustine #fernandinabeach

May 7, 2017
Completion of another successful Violin Varnish workshop. So much learned, so much more on the horizon!! Thank Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, and Todd Goldenberg

Completion of another successful Violin Varnish workshop. So much learned, so much more on the horizon!! Thank Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, and Todd Goldenberg!!! #violin #varnish #viola #violinvarnish

April 29, 2017
A great week of varnishing

A great week of varnishing. #violinvarnish #varnish #viola #violin

April 28, 2017