Rauen Guitars

Great article about my friend the amazing W***y Porter!

Singer-Songwriter and Fingerstyle Guitar Wizard W***y Porter Goes Deep on ‘The Ravine’ Porter sat down with AG to discuss his inventive playing, his latest record, his creative process, and his dedication to practice and preparation.

Amazing opportunity here!

One of the main questions that I’m asked whether here on social media or in person is if I teach? I took part of a year and tried it out on a few willing participants and their was overwhelmingly receptive. Now if you then you know my styles based off my experiences with artists such as Jill Scott, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, and The Williams Brothers then you know what to expect when you spend a one on one with yours truly. Novice? No problem! beginner? No problem! Semi pro? No problem! You can be a certified, bona fide pro! Guess what NO PROBLEM!!! Spend some time with me and learn my approach such as learning parts, solos, sweet chords and everything else in between!! Let’s get to it!!

Beautiful, BRAVO Joni Mitchell!!! Also, a big high-five to those accompanying Joni on stage including Milwaukee’s own SistaStrings along with friend Allison Russell on clarinet

Beautiful Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” Live on the Grammys, February 4, 2024 Beautiful Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” Live on the Grammys, February 4, 2024

A big THANK YOU to Blaine Schultz and Shepherd Express for the kind words and shoutout for '6/8 TIME' CD Release, Linneman's Riverwest Inn this Saturday!

Keeping Time with Milwaukee’s Denny Rauen Fingerstyle guitarist-luthier releases solo CD.

Hal Leonard sent me a box of books so I now have them for sale here in the shop! You can also get a copy online https://a.co/d/g3DtJqn

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My new book, DO-IT-YOURSELF Guitar Setup and Maintenance published by Hal Leonard, is out just in time for Christmas! Great stocking stuffer for any guitar player, young or old. Everything you need to know about maintaining your guitar in tip-top shape.

Do-It-Yourself Guitar Setup & Maintenance - The Best Step-by-Step Guide to Guitar Setup: book with over four hours of video instruction by Denny Rauen (Do It Yourself). Do-It-Yourself Guitar Setup & Maintenance is a fun way to get started maintaining your guitar on your own. Using a variety of guitars and real-life scenarios, you will be given step-by-step instruction on what you need to know to get started. Follow along with detailed video tut...

Love seeing this photo. I restored this Gibson L-7 for Keith over 20 years ago and to see him playing it here with all his family is priceless!

Sunday, my global Stones friends. Enjoy your time....it's precious. Just like Keith here....kicking back and entertaining the Richards brood. Brilliant.....

the "support live music" trucker made in the USA.

Chrissie and James are extraordinary talents and can't wait to hear their new record!

"James has been on a real melodic journey, and I’ve been going along for the ride. Melody is the thing I miss the most in a lot of modern music. I can write a lyric quickly, then send it to him and he'll send it back with a musical idea. This is something that we’ve only honed down to an art in the last few years. He always comes up with something I wouldn’t have thought of myself and I love surprises. Then we knock it about a bit and, voila!" - Chrissie

'Relentless' is released this Friday, check it out here: https://pretenders.lnk.to/Relentless

So far (8/17) Play Music on the Porch Day will be happening in over 2000 locations, in over 45 Countries around the world! Help us grow by tagging any musicians you know, or any musicians who inspire you!

Mel Bay contributor and studio guitarist Scott Reed, stopped in today and dropped off his custom ‘Rauen’ for a little maintenance. Always a pleasure to see instruments I built back in my boutique guitar days still finding stages and soundtracks around the world.

Love this photo of the legendary Peter Roller playing a guitar I built for him over 30 years ago.

RIP David Lindley

Jackson Browne David Lindley - Mercury Blues - YouTube.mpg

Catch it if you can! Some stellar performers here

On A Winter's Night Live kicks off TOMORROW! Arlington MA and Brownfield ME are sold out, but there are tickets available for all other dates. Join Patty, Cliff Eberhardt, John Gorka, and Lucy Kaplansky for some great music - come in from the cold! Hope to see you there.

Sometimes on FB I get little surprise reminders of where this magnificent work has taken me. It feels like I restored Roger's bass a couple years ago but I guess it was around 20 years ago! Haha https://bravewords.com/news/deep-purple-aerosmith-depend-on-riverwest-guitar-repair-shop?fbclid=IwAR3CTocGM0orpT7xBwR1l5Fhfk3wBvoeuh6HQrQu82v8FeVegjibOEDXzFg

DEEP PURPLE, AEROSMITH Depend On Riverwest Guitar Repair Shop JS Online (www.jsonline.com) has issued the following report from Tom Daykin:You could be hard rock bassist Roger Glover, who helped pen DEEP PURPLE's ‘Smoke on the Water,’ or maybe a garage band veteran who has battered his guitar playing that anthem one too many times.Either...

Sweet arrangement by the one and only Andy McKee!

'Home on the Range' - Andy McKee 150 years ago, a verse became a calling, inspiring generations to love our land and dream of each new dawn. But its roots call back to the heartland. Back to...

RIP