Jerry Carp

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Oral History Information

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Docent
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NAMM Foundation’s Museum of Making Music

Jerry Carp has volunteered as a docent for the NAMM Foundation’s  Museum of Making Music and helped spread the history of the music products industry to many museum visitors since its opening in 2000. During his years surrounded by musical innovation, Jerry became very interested in the Theremin, the first electronic instrument, and studied its background, becoming the museum’s expert on the subject. Jerry even put together a kit Theremin for the museum’s interactive gallery for visitors to try first hand.