ARP Foundation Uncovers Never Before Seen Images of Lexington, MA ARP Instruments

via The Alan R Pearlman Foundation

"Every once in a while, history hands you a surprise.

A couple of years ago, we came across three contact sheets of never-before-seen photographs from inside the Lexington, MA ARP Instruments — images (with the exception of one) that have never been published, never been digitized, and until now, never even been known to exist.

We don't yet know everything they show. What we do know is that they're a direct window into the now-legendary 1970s factory that includes images of Alan R. Pearlman, David Friend, and Phil Dodds — the team that gave us the ARP 2600, the Odyssey, the Omni, and the ProDGX. For anyone who's ever chased that ARP sound, these images are a missing piece of the story.

The Foundation has an opportunity to acquire all of the images from these contact sheets — but only with your help. Acquiring and preserving them is part of our 'Preserve the Legacy' goal in our current Back-to-School Fundraiser, alongside our effort to save a vintage ARP string ensemble."

You can help here: https://arpchives.org/arp-late-summer-2026-fundraiser/.