[sdiy] RIP Jim Cooper

[drheqx]

That's sad. I love all my JLCooper gear.

Jim Cooper made some very innovative products that were well built.

Mike

On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM TERRY SHULTZ via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I spoke with JL Cooper HQ! Today about some JL Cooper products and
> Asked to speak with Jim Cooper.
>
> It seems Jim passed away on January 3rd, 2026.
>
> Jim hired me to work at Oberheim in Santa Monica and we have been friends
> for close to 50 years.
>
> The business is being liquidated by end of March and might be a good time
> to see what is up for sale.
>
> Sorry if this is the wrong group to address this kind of info, but Jim was
> a great guys to us DIY folks.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Terry Shultz
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