![]() ![]() ![]() Buescher trombone serial numbers serial numbers#This next group is by far the most sought after by collectors and have serial numbers in the 1000 to 2000 range. #32300 marked as "Series 97" - these have the Blessing valve blocks yet different inlets and no stop rod so appear to be made at a later date This 1939 catalog cover shows Rudy holding the same trumpet. From what I have been able to find out, Bob played with the Whiteman band from 1938 to 1940. Here is an ad showing Bob Alexy playing this trumpet with the bottom third slide ring. ![]() The third photo is a 1920s French Besson which is what everyone seemed to try and copy. The other changes are moving the slide brace forward, no lock nut on the main slide, different slide knobs, and different valve caps and buttons. Some parts will interchange yet the Muck adds a dual-bore design with the bore expanding through the tuning slide. Here is a comparison photo with the Muck on top and Blessing below. Buescher trombone serial numbers serial number##30004 - if this is a Blessing serial number then it dates to c.1937 #157 this one lacks the stop rod on top of the third slide and the owner says there is no evidence that it ever had one #139 this one also has a hand engraved logo yet a little better done #135 with hand engraved bell logo - the only difference is the lack of the stop rod on the third slide I had a conversation with Rudy Muck Jr in 2019 who said that Carl Blessing was a friend of the family for many years and although he could not confirm that they were the source, he thought it was certainly possible. These match ads in 19 so may be the first ones Rudy made in 1936. The Blessing Super Artist style have either 3-digit serial numbers or are in the 30000 range. Serial numbers change so much that I have arranged the trumpets by style groups regardless of the serial number. Unlike other makers, like Bach, who have a distinct style for as long as they were made, Muck horns strike me as being stencil horns from other makers or at the least being made using parts from other makers combined with his own. The origin of Rudy's trumpets has many theories and each of the many different styles found have their own variations so this presentation will try to put them all together and make some sense of it. In 1936, Rudy Muck opens a factory and showroom at #125 East 126th Street in the Bronx with the plan to build trumpets as well as his already famous mouthpieces. The 1921 to 1926 period was a partnership called Ohnhaus & Mück.Īnother J. Joseph came to New York in 1907 from Moravia and operated under J.R. Possibly the earliest Mück trumpet I have found is this LaSalle model that may have been made or stenciled by Rudy's father Joseph in the 1920s. ![]()
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