Allen Organ President Steven Markowitz displays the MOS board of 22 custom, integrated circuits. In 1971, it was the most sophisticated computer board in any product in the world.
Allen Organ Company, LLC in Macungie is celebrating 85 years in business in the Lehigh Valley. The company was founded in 1937 by Jerome Markowitz, who created the first electronic analog organ. And 50 years ago this year, in 1971, the company hit another milestone – rolling out the Allen Digital Computer Organ, the first digital instrument. The advancement fundamentally changed the way we play, record, and listen to music. The instrument is the direct ancestor of today’s digital keyboards, CDs and MP3 players.
Congratulations to Allen Organ Company on this exciting milestone! Allen Organ is a long-time supporter of CMS. Allen Organ’s President, Steve Markowitz, currently serves on Community Music School’s Board of Directors, and his late mother, Martha, was a founding board member of CMS. WFMZ recently covered this milestone. Watch the WFMZ story.