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ARP Founder Alan R. Pearlman Has Died

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 08 2019, @06:48PM   Printer-friendly
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ARP Founder Alan R. Pearlman Has Died

Alan R. Pearlman, engineer and founder of the pioneering synth manufacturer ARP Instruments, died yesterday at the age of 93.

His daughter, Dina Pearlman, shared the news:

My father passed away today after a long illness.

At 93, too weak to speak he still managed to play the piano this morning, later passing away peacefully in the afternoon. He was a great man and contributed much to the world of music you all know today.

Hopefully I can find something more eloquent to say, but I am too sad for words right now.

Pearlman (1925 – 2019) founded ARP Instruments, Inc. (originally Tonus, Inc.) in 1969, in the very early days of the synth industry. "ARP" was Pearlman's nickname, as a kid growing up in New York City.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Scottingham on Tuesday January 08 2019, @08:34PM

    by Scottingham (5593) on Tuesday January 08 2019, @08:34PM (#783833)

    What an Odyssey of a life.

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