Article: A Lucky journey.(Arthur Luck, founder of Madison Heights-based Luck's Music Library Inc.)(Brief Article)

Byline: Andrew Dietderich

Arthur Luck, founder of Madison Heights-based Luck's Music Library Inc., began his career playing bass in the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra in 1913 until being called to service in World War I.

Luck played in the U.S. Navy Band during the war. Unable to get a job in Philadelphia when he came back, he landed at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra sometime around 1920.

His job was to hand write the parts for each instrument for each piece played by the DSO, which at the time was directed by Ossip Gabrilowitsch, son-in-law of Mark Twain.

Luck served as DSO librarian and copyist until 1965.

During his ...

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