These sketches I’ve written in this forum over these past years serve as remembrances and motivations to resurrect and stitch these events together in my memory. I believe a memoir would be valid, not just for fans of Thiel loudspeakers, but as a marker in time, of a time when some folks in their twenties in Kentucky with only their vision, will and guts, could actually pull it off, becoming a player (albeit small) on the world stage for nearly 40 years. I’ve given you guys some glimpses and contexts, and as can so often be said: there is always more.
When I found this forum in 2018, it gave me a welcome platform to speak to some ideas and issues meaningful to me. I have appreciated and enjoyed it very much. It also allowed me to formulate and develop the idea of Thiel Renaissance, which still lives. I am still resurrecting stories and developing product improvement ideas . . . but, we can’t always get what we want. The loss of my workspace has been debilitating and is still consuming much of my time and energy. So progress on any and all fronts is very slow.
On the bright side, the sale of my tonewood business has allowed all my current projects to be music-centric - and that feels like coming home.