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 Howery, maker and restorer of fine violins, violas, and cellos, is also the creator of the Instrument Passport Project — a secure digital system for tracking instrument provenance, materials, and authenticity.
Learn more at https://InstrumentPassport.com
Will’s Blogs
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Violin Maude: Now she is starting to look like a real violin
Violin Maude: Now she is starting to look like a real violin. . . . . #craftsmanship #luthier #violinmaker #violinmaude #jacksonville #fernandinabeach #staugustine #stmarys #savannah #brunswick #brunswickga
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Violin Maude: Luthier dreadlocks. Ebony is so cool
Violin Maude: Luthier dreadlocks. Ebony is so cool!! #violinist #violin #violinmaude #violinmaker #luthier #jacksonville #stmarys #staugustine #NorthFlorida #brunswick #florida #ebony #carving #carvingwood #craftsmanship
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Violin Maude: around we go
Violin Maude: around we go… #violin #violinmaker #violinmaude #luthier #jacksonville #staugustine #stmarys #brunswick #NorthFlorida #violinist
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Violin Maude: Her neck is taking shape
Violin Maude: Her neck is taking shape. #violin #violinmaker #violinist #jacksonville #savannah #staugustine #brunswick #stsimonsisland #volute #carving #violinmaude
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Violin Maude: purfling channel cut
Violin Maude: purfling channel cut.. #violinmaker #violinmaude #luthier #jacksonville
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Violin Maude: Final check of the tap tones. I keep audio recordings of the free plates, archiving tone data about each violin and its acoustical parts during construction. This is information that will be used to make future instruments even better
Violin Maude: Final check of the tap tones. I keep audio recordings of the free plates, archiving tone data about each violin and its acoustical parts during construction. This is information that will be used to make future instruments even better. #luthier #violin #savannah #stmarys #staugustine #jacksonville #brunswick #violinmaker #violinmaude #acoustics #tone
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Violin Maude: Triming the bass bar
Violin Maude: Triming the bass bar. #violinmaude #violinmaker #violin #luthier #brunswick #jacksonville #staugustine #stmarys #savannah
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Violin Maude: Sound holes-Careful Careful
Violin Maude: Sound holes-Careful Careful…. #southgeorgia #florida #NorthFlorida #gainsville #violinshop #jacksonville #stmarys #staugustine #savannah #brunswick #luthier #violin #violinmaker #violinmaude
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Violin Maude: sound holes drawn, now to reflect, remeasure, recheck the weight, tap tones, dimensions; then cut holes through the top of this beautiful spruce
Violin Maude: sound holes drawn, now to reflect, remeasure, recheck the weight, tap tones, dimensions; then cut holes through the top of this beautiful spruce… #luthier #violin #violinmaker #jacksonville #violinmaude #staugustine #savannah #jaxsymphony
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Violin Maude: Rainy days are great for violin making
Violin Maude: Rainy days are great for violin making. #georgia #florida #fernandinabeach #staugustine #savannah #jacksonville #violinmaker #violin #luthier #violinmaude
