Rudy at eight was an apprentice in his father's brass instrument shop who had been trained in Austria and came to America to build instruments for concert musicians. Rudy was taught the trumpet by his father's customers and by 12 was playing in B.F. Keith's Band. Manny Klein was one trumpet star who played side by side with Rudy. Rudy eventually took over his father's shop which was next door to Vincent Bach's shop in New York. It's been written that the two shops, using many of the same parts, lent parts back and forth in order to fulfill customer orders quickly. Having been a professional trumpeter himself, Rudy's shop catered to custom build horns for professional players. The Conductor trumpet was designed to be a few cuts above Rudy's student horn, The Academy. This is Conductor #633097. Comes in the original case with the Rudy Muck Cushion Rim 7 silver mouthpiece. I also have a Vincent Bach Corp. Mt Vernon NY 7C silver mouthpiece. $150 obo. This was my father's trumpet. Available to show anytime by appointment. Cash only