Ivor David Arbiter was an English drum designer, manufacturer, instrument salesman, and entrepreneur.
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11 Facts About Ivor Arbiter
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Ivor Arbiter is credited with designing the Beatles' original drop-t logo, and bringing karaoke to the UK.
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Ivor Arbiter began his career by opening Drum City, a drum speciality shop, on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.
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Brian Epstein suggested that the drum head include a Beatles logo, and Ivor Arbiter decided on a design including a large Beatles logo with enough room to fit a Ludwig logo on the top.
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Ivor Arbiter sketched a logo mockup on the back of a cigarette package and paid a local signmaker five pounds to paint the logo on the drum head.
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Ivor Arbiter continued to find success in the music market, selling equipment to musicians including Brian Bennett, Jeff Beck, and Jimi Hendrix.
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In 1966, Ivor Arbiter established a new guitar company, Ivor Arbiter–Western, which was sold to Dallas in 1969.
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Ivor Arbiter became the company's deputy chairman and the company was renamed Dallas–Ivor Arbiter.
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Ivor Arbiter introduced Autotune in 1975, which allowed drums to be quickly replaced and retensioned.
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In 2001, Ivor Arbiter received a lifetime achievement award from the Music Industries Association.
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Ivor Arbiter retired in 2003 and died in London in 2005 after a battle with cancer.
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