Ivor Arbiter

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Ivor David Arbiter (born December 31, 1929 in London , England ; † July 26, 2005 in London) was instrumental in various areas for the history of popular music.

In 1958, Arbiter founded the first drum- only shop, Drum City, on Shaftesbury Avenue in London. This business became a mecca for all drummers in the UK. He secured the distribution rights for Trixon and Paiste , as well as for Ludwig and Pearl , also sold Slingerland and Gretsch , among others .

In 1963, Ringo Starr , the Beatles' drummer, wanted to buy new drums . After showing a color sample, he decided on Ludwig. In this way Arbiter was able to influence the sales of Ludwig favorably, because all the Beatles' imitation bands also wanted a Ludwig drum kit. Ivor Arbiter designed the famous Beatles lettering on the day it was sold.

After a dispute with Ludwig, Ivor Arbiter wanted to found his own drum brand, which should be better than the American manufacturers. In 1968 he founded the Hayman company, whose products were played by many well-known drummers. A special feature of the Haymann drums was the so-called Vibrasonic coating on the inside of the shell. The coating was made of white polyurethane and was developed by George Hayman. The sets of the first generation were then also sold under this name, later, with a different lettering, only under the name Hayman . In 1975 production had to be stopped.

But from 1975 Ivor Arbiter had also brought the Arbiter drums onto the market. These were made of fiberglass and are considered to be the loudest drum kits ever made. They are also characterized by the unique "Autotune System", which dispensed with lugs. In 2002 the Arbiter Flats came on the market, which are characterized by the scarcely existing boiler. There is little more to see than the tension rings and heads, making this drum kit the most space-saving and lightest in the world.

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SURNAME Arbiter, Ivor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arbiter, Ivor David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION english businessman
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England
DATE OF DEATH July 26, 2005
Place of death London , England