page_title: Ivor Arbiter
section_title: Beatles logo
hierarchical_section_title: Ivor Arbiter / Beatles logo
caption_attribution_description: English: Creator: Nick Newbery Date: 2nd November 2015. Original format: Photographic print. Description: Photograph showing George Harrison and Ringo Starr playing a show at the King's Hall Belfast in November 1964. PRONI ref: D4542/2/1/3A Picture Credit: Nick Newbery Copying and copyright: Please see www.proni.gov.uk/index/research_and_records_held/copying_... For Copy Orders, contact: Email: proni@dcalni.gov.uk For fees and charges see: www.proni.gov.uk/index/about_proni/are_there_any_fees_and...
context_page_description: Ivor David Arbiter was a British-American drum designer, manufacturer, instrument salesman, and entrepreneur. In his early career, he was the owner and operator of a specialty drum shop in the West End of South London. Later, Arbiter founded or co-founded several instrument companies, including Arbiter–Western, Dallas–Arbiter and CBS–Arbiter. He is credited with designing the Beatles' original drop-t logo, and bringing karaoke to Great Britain.
context_section_description: In the early 1960s, Arbiter secured exclusive rights to sell Ludwig drums. Ringo Starr, interested in a Black Oyster Pearl drum kit, then only available through Ludwig, approached Arbiter in early 1963. Starr insisted that a large Ludwig logo be printed on the bass drum head, which was not available. Brian Epstein suggested that the drum head also include a Beatles logo, and Arbiter decided on a design including a large Beatles logo with enough room to fit a Ludwig logo on the top. He 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.
caption: Ringo playing on Arbiter's kit in Belfast, 1964
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