Rauen Guitars and Repair

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Rauen Guitars — Restoration, Repair, and Modification of new and vintage, acoustic and electric guitars, basses, harpguitars, mandolins and banjos.

Rauen Guitars was founded in 1982 by luthier Denny Rauen. The shop specializes in restoration, repair and modification of new and vintage, acoustic and electric guitars, basses, harpguitars, mandolins and banjos. Instrument set ups, refretting, custom bridge and saddle work, neck set up, neck resets, and custom pickup installation represent just a few of our extensive services.
Our clientele includes many top musicians and collectors from across the nation. In 1988, Guitar Player Magazine featured Denny as one of the nation's finest luthiers.

To better serve our clients, Rauen Guitars prefers to operate by appointment. We like to assess instruments on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am till 5:00 pm CST and most Fridays from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm CST. For more detailed inquires, please feel free to call the shop at (414) 265-4343 or email us at .

Series: Instructional/Guitar/DVD
Denny Rauen is a nationally acclaimed master luthier whose clientele includes many top musicians and collectors from around the world including Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, Leo Kottke, Roger Glover and many more. In this must-have instructional DVD, Denny personally teaches: acoustic guitar setup; electric guitar setup; jazz guitar setup; slide guitar setup; Floyd Rose setup; adjusting the truss rod; adjusting intonation; and many trade secrets! 1 hr, 58 min.

Denny Rauen is a nationally acclaimed master luthier whose clients include many top musicians and collectors from around the world Keith Richards, Buddy Guy, Leo Kottke, Roger Glover and many others. In this must-have instructional DVD, Denny personally teaches: installing a pickup; shielding a guitar (taming the single coil hum); wiring modification (Telecaster); adjusting the truss rod; adjusting intonation; tools of the trade; tech secrets; and more. Includes printable wiring schematics! 1 hr. 57 min.