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Historical Information With his partner, Ed
May, Jack Frazier began manufacturing
loudspeakers ca. 1954 in
Dallas, Texas. The company
was known as "Frazier-May" until May took a position
with JBL in 1956, at which time the name was changed
to Frazier. From that time through the
1970s, Frazier offered consumer hi-fi
speakers in addition to its primary
line of commercial products. The company
operated under Jack's leadership until his death in
1983. It was purchased shortly
thereafter by a small group of private
investors. This group
operated the company until May 1986,
when they sold the assets and dissolved Frazier,
Inc., as part of a non-competition agreement with
the buyer, Sound-Craft Systems, of Morrilton, AR. Sound-Craft
moved the operation to
Morrilton, Arkansas. Documentation of many of the
earlier products was apparently either nonexistent or
was simply not provided to the new owners. Development of the current line of professional audio loudspeakers was begun in 1986 by Jay Mitchell, who had been hired as Senior Engineer by Sound-Craft. That work, which is ongoing, resulted in the present line of products offered by Mitchell Acoustics Research. On March 1, 1998, Frazier Loudspeakers relocated to Dallas, Texas. In April 2013, Mitchell Acoustics Research took over the manufacture and development of Mitchell's loudspeaker designs. At that time, a new operation was set up in Rockwall, Texas, where the company now resides. We are committed to providing parts and service support for all products manufactured since 1986. Supplies of replacement parts for all Frazier products manufactured prior to 1986 have been exhausted. Additionally, we cannot supply specifications or valuations for any of those vintage products. |
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