Rudy Muck Ads

Page Last Update 11/04/2007

Featured Ads

This 1941 ad for Sorkin Music Company in New York City tells about Sonny Dunham and his Ace Brass Section. Sonny started out as a trombonist and switched to trumpet. The ad tells how easy it is for him to "double" using both a Rudy Mück trumpet and a Rudy Mück trombone. Mention is made of Rudy Mück trumpets, cornets and trombones.

Here we have a J. R. Mück & Sons, Inc. ad promoting Rudy Mück instruments. Mention is made of trumpets and cornets. Artists listed are: Stanley Austin and his Band, Marty Marsala at the Hickory House, Frank Tiffany of Andy Dona's Band at the Lexington Hotel in NYC, Bert Veale with Eddie LeBaron's Band at the Rainbow room at Radio City, Joseph Bejeck, Mike Fiori and his Band, Leonard Davis, Bernard Flood and Henry Goodwin of the Edgar Hayes Band, Ben "Red" Newmark of the Al Donahue Band. It says that in another section of this magazine you will see Rudy Mück's offer to get pictures of any of the bands and artists mentioned in this ad.

Pictured here are Roy Block, Fran Warren, Chris Griffin and Don Seymour. Rudy promoted the CBS "Sing It Again" radio show heard Saturdays from 8:00pm to 9:00pm. The ad mentions Five Great Performers meaning the four artists shown along with Rudy's trumpet. As for Chris Griffin, Duke Ellington said that "the best trumpet section of all time" would be comprised of Harry James, Ziggy Elman and Griffin. Griffin was known for playing the high notes!

"When you're in the spotlight....and you're judged by your performance....there is only one choice -- Rudy Mück trumpets and cornets". Pictured here are Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield, Lyman Vunk and "Wild Bill" Davison -- all well known trumpet players in the 1940s.

And, we couldn't have featured advertisements without a Rudy Mück mouthpiece ad. This ad boasts that Rudy's mouthpieces are the "Choice of 60,000 brass players". The Wm. R. Gratz Import Co. in New York hosted this feature showing prices of $5.00 for cornet and trumpet mouthpieces and $6.00 for trombone. Special features are: Cushion Rim, Non-Slip Grip and Chambered Throat. The ad also says that readers should ask their dealers for the helpful 16-page mouthpiece manual, written by Rudy Mück himself.

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NEW BROCHURE

We just received a very nice brochure showing Rudy Mück instruments being sold by Carl Fischer company. We're guessing these were from around 1940 or so -- if you have a better idea, please let us know.

Thank you to Charmaine S. These have now been scanned in a higher resolution so click on the picture and see larger. If you would like an even higher resolution picture, please let us know and we can email one to you -- WARNING - these are larger.