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Provocative facts and opinions about the realities of the church organ business – a business often competitive and sometimes unethical – are explored.
The history and insider information about the first 50 years of Allen Organ Company, from being the producer of the world’s first viable electronic church organ in the late 1930s, to becoming the world’s largest church organ manufacturer.
The story includes how churches and other organ purchasers are often duped by misguided organ “experts.”
Some insights into our legal system – its reassuring strengths, as well as its shocking flaws, are part of this story.
One of the “best kept secrets” in the musical instrument field revealed is how the digital sound revolution began. How a relatively small company in Macungie, PA, USA became the pioneer in digital sound production, technology that ultimately led to CDs and MP3 players.
This is a story about entrepreneurship, perseverance, and technology in the 20th Century.
Provocative facts and opinions about the realities of the church organ business – a business often competitive and sometimes unethical – are explored.
The history and insider information about the first 50 years of Allen Organ Company, from being the producer of the world’s first viable electronic church organ in the late 1930s, to becoming the world’s largest church organ manufacturer.
The story includes how churches and other organ purchasers are often duped by misguided organ “experts.”
Some insights into our legal system – its reassuring strengths, as well as its shocking flaws, are part of this story.
One of the “best kept secrets” in the musical instrument field revealed is how the digital sound revolution began. How a relatively small company in Macungie, PA, USA became the pioneer in digital sound production, technology that ultimately led to CDs and MP3 players.
This is a story about entrepreneurship, perseverance, and technology in the 20th Century.
