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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A good German “Stradivarius”. Integral bass bar complete with rattle snake tail:-). Fixing some cracks. (Maybe that’s how the snake got in there???
A good German “Stradivarius”. Integral bass bar complete with rattle snake tail:-). Fixing some cracks. (Maybe that’s how the snake got in there???). #violin #violinrestoring #rattlesnake
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UNH University of New Hampshire Violin making workshop: Scroll work
UNH University of New Hampshire Violin making workshop: Scroll work
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University of New Hampshire Violin making workshop: learning and refining luthier skills!
University of New Hampshire Violin making workshop: learning and refining luthier skills!
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Violin Regina: fitting purfling
Violin Regina: fitting purfling. #orchestra #fernandinabeach #ameliaisland #brunswickga #staugustine #stmarys #jacksonville #jaxsymphony #unfmusic #jumusic #luthier #violinmaker #whatsonmybench #violinist #symphony #florida #Georgia #luthier #whatsonmybench #violin #chambermusic #violinregina
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Viola primrose: Last coat of Varnish
Viola primrose: Last coat of Varnish #Cochineal #luthier #violinmaker #viola #violin #ameliaisland #stmarys #gainsville #brunswickga #jacksonville #varnish #whatsonyourbench #violaprimrose
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Violin Regina: Graduating plates. Checking: weight, thicknesses, frequencies, and node patterns
Violin Regina: Graduating plates. Checking: weight, thicknesses, frequencies, and node patterns. #orchestra #fernandinabeach #ameliaisland #brunswickga #staugustine #stmarys #jacksonville #jaxsymphony #unfmusic #jumusic #luthier #violinmaker #whatsonmybench #violinist #symphony #florida #Georgia #luthier #whatsonmybench #violin #chambermusic #violinregina
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Our teapot had a little wooden handle on the top that fell apart due to the intense steam. I figured that an ebony Violin Pegg would be about as durable as anything! So an old violin Peg found its new life as the lid handle to our teapot.
Our teapot had a little wooden handle on the top that fell apart due to the intense steam. I figured that an ebony Violin Pegg would be about as durable as anything! So an old violin Peg found its new life as the lid handle to our teapot.
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A “little” side project.. we are adding some exterior entrances to my studio and a future Airbnb. As a craftsman I could not fathom a metal, fiberglass, or big box cardboard door. So, it’s local cypress😊. The work is a bit heavier than making Violins and violas; prepping for starting a cello
A “little” side project.. we are adding some exterior entrances to my studio and a future Airbnb. As a craftsman I could not fathom a metal, fiberglass, or big box cardboard door. So, it’s local cypress😊. The work is a bit heavier than making Violins and violas; prepping for starting a cello 😊. #craftsmanship #whatsonmybench…
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Viola primrose: Varnish well under way…. Cochineal
Viola primrose: Varnish well under way…. Cochineal #luthier #violinmaker #viola #violin #ameliaisland #stmarys #gainsville #brunswickga #jacksonville #varnish #whatsonyourbench #violaprimrose
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Violin varnish workshop. I spent the week of April 22nd at the violin varnish workshop with Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, Todd Goldenberg and many others. What a lot to absorb
Violin varnish workshop. I spent the week of April 22nd at the violin varnish workshop with Joe Robson, Marilyn Wallin, Todd Goldenberg and many others. What a lot to absorb… #violin #viola #luthier #violinmaker #ameliaisland #chicagoschoolofviolinmaking #jacksonville #staugustine #stmarys #brunswickga #savannah