Howery Violins

I contacted Mr. Howery about my great grandfather's violin. We needed someone to let us know if it was worth repairing. We love the old violin just as it was, but we hoped to make it playable once more. Mr. Howery was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. He was able to tell us so much about the instrument that we, as a family, never knew. He was able to restore the violin to not only look great, but it sounds the way my mom remembered her Papa Willie would play the violin. Mr. Howery is very talented and most helpful. I recommend his work highly. Thank you, Mr. Howery.
The Shuman Family

Will did a thorough analysis of my violin and then replaced the bridge, which was too high, replaced the e string tuner, which was digging into the varnish, ordered the new strings I wanted and replaced them, adjusted my sound post and rehaired my bow - all at a very reasonable price.
I highly recommend Will Howrie. He is a skilled luthier and I appreciate the time he spent explaining everything he recommended and why. Will resolved the issues with my violin and it sounds significantly better now!

I have brought my violin to Howery Violins on two occasions and have been enormously pleased with the results each time. He is knowledgeable, thorough and very friendly, and his prices are quite reasonable. I feel so fortunate to have found him!

Will was gracious enough to take time & thoroughly go over the instrument with us including how to properly store it between playing. He has a beautiful selection of instruments and offers fair pricing.

Will did a fantastic job on my recent bow re-hair. We’re fortunate to have such a wonderful luthier on Amelia Island.

Will is responsive, has great communication skills and is quite skilled. He quickly scheduled an appointment for me and fixed my violin while I waited. I highly recommend his work!

I have tried nearly all of the violins that Mr. Howery has produced and I was very impressed with the quality. The instruments tend to have a deep sound with powerful projection. The quality of the sound is well balanced throughout the high-mid-low ranges of the instruments and Mr. Howery's details regarding the setup is optimal for playability. I would recommend trying them out when you are looking for advanced to professional level violins.

I am very pleased with the work Will did on one of my violins. Before I took it to him, it was a bit harsh sounding and not very loud. It now has a more pleasing tone and is much louder. Will has a good working knowledge of the physics involved in producing a good sound from a violin. In addition to doing excellent repair work, he has some very good sounding violins that he has made.

My husband and I feel fortunate to have found Howery Violins. Mr. Howery, himself an accomplished violinist, is not only a talented Luthier, he is very knowledgeable, professional and a pleasure to work with. He has gone out of his way to help us in our endeavor to repair and care for a very old violin that has been in the family for over 85 years. We highly recommend Howery Violins.

This was my very first time buying an instrument at all, and I had heard buying a violin can be finicky. Mr. Howery is an absolute angel and helped me figure out finances, the instrument that was best for me, finding affordable teachers, etc. And the violin was fantastic quality!
Much love from me and George.

Cello repair: Will has done several repairs on my cello; all with excellent outcomes. He has re-haired both my bows, and repaired a posterior crack at the neck joint where it meets the scroll. Most recently a crack appeared over the sound post under the bridge which required he remove the entire front of the body, applied a sound post patch and replaced damage linings. After the body was re-assembled he repaired the string guides at the scroll and bridge which shortened the height of the strings off the fingerboard, which has made left hand work simpler. He also repaired a number of 'dings' on the anterior seams with French polish and a varnish touch up. The instrument is gorgeous, mellow cello sound, and we now ready for a long life together.... Will does beautiful, meticulous work.

Will Howery rehaired my old bow and did a superb job. It has made bowing easier and given my instrument improved tone.