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Very Brief History of Rudy Mück Mouthpieces

The majority of people who happen upon this site have heard about the mouthpieces. We get lots of questions about the mouthpieces and usually we only know what we've seen before.

But, it appears there were periods where the mouthpieces evolved. We are going to receive a non-Cushion Rim Rudy piece shortly and will picture it here. Early on though, the Cushion Rim was what made these mouthpieces popular. People either loved them or they didn't.

The shapes, styles and dimensions changed from the 1930s through the 1950s and eventually, they were no longer produced by the Mück company. There was a period of time when you couldn't find a Mück mouthpiece until the rights and/or tooling to the mouthpieces were acquired by Dick Akright, famed devel-oper of the Bel Canto trum-pets built for Doc Severinsen in the 70s. His company, A&G Music makes and sells what are called the "2nd Generation" Rudy Mück mouthpieces which can be purchased from various distributors and on Ebay. These resemble the latest Cushion Rim mouth-pieces we've seen. He says this about them:

In 1937 Rudy Mück improved the models with a scientifically improved CHAMBERED THROAT enabling splendid attack in the high-low and medium registers. Due to it's long and mathematically perfect construction the chamber of the throat allows clear rounded tone without effort and without lipping or adjusting the notes.

The NON-SLIP grip, which eliminate lip bruises and absolutely prevents the embrouchure even when wet from slipping.

The CUSHION RIM, outstanding in it's practicability, is one of the most comfortable rims available. Pressure marks and the hindrance of perfect blood circulation are an impossibility.

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Pictures of Rudy Mück Mouthpieces

These are only a small handful of pictures we have to show. It is but a start. You can click on each to see a larger version.

Also, we've made an attempt to measure some of the Rudy Mück trumpet mouthpieces we have to get an idea of how they compare to each other and to Bach mouthpieces. Check it out here --> Mouthpiece Comparisons and let us know what you think.

Tuba 54C Mouthpiece!

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Here is a tuba mouthpiece we received pictures from Tom McCaslin, Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at East Carolina University. This is the first tuba mouthpiece we've gotten pictures of and speculate that these are rare indeed. Click on the picture to see a combination picture of this mouthpiece compared to a Bach 18 tuba mouthpiece. Thank you Tom!

Earliest Mouthpieces We've Ever Seen So Far

We received pictures of the earliest examples we've seen of Rudy mouthpieces to date. These may be the first generation of what developed into what you see at right.

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