Since I was behind the scenes, it is normal for folks to be confused. As Beetle says, I was part of the mix from the beginning. Before co-founding Thiel Audio in the mid 70s with Jim and Kathy plus two more indispensible players, I had been a singer-songwriter-guitarist at the college coffeehouse level, had done some recording and had a producing art-craft studio with Walter Kling, another of the founding members. We made various artifacts of our own design - I made about 500 stringed instruments by the time Thiel Audio usurped my life. Fred Collopy, a college friend of mine joined us as business manager and Kathy stepped up for marketing and we decided to give speakers a try. The Strata-gee.com interview from earlier this year scratches the surface pretty well.
Regarding Jim's records; they were detailed and extensive. They are missing in action through the change-of-ownership. I hope to recover them, or access to them. I agree, they are foundational for any real progress going forward.
