Jerome Markowitz, Allen's founder, built his first experimental organ in 1936, and, with the exception of the World War II years, continued his work until his death on February 13, 1991. This second printing of Triumphs and Trials of an Organ Builder is a tribute to a remarkable individual who has touched the lives of countless people throughout the world.

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• Excerpts
  • PREFACE
  • Early Lessons
  • Who Charts the Course
  • The Birth of the Electronic Organ
  • Getting to First Base
  • The Venture Resumes
  • Building a Viable Company
  • Moving Along
  • Hi-Tech Stirrings
  • Virgil Fox
  • Stories Behind the Story
  • Entering the Brave New World
  • The Development of the Digital Organ
  • George Watson - An Unsung Hero
  • Patents and Intellectual Property
  • Honoring the Intellectual Property of Others
  • Ralph Deutsch and the Dark Side
  • Bringing the Digital Organ to Market
  • The Japanese Connection
  • Litigations
  • Losing a Patent
  • Forces Influencing the Organ's Destiny
  • "10,000" Organ Designers
  • Friendly and Unfriendly People
  • Competition
  • Adventures at Sea
  • Epilogue
  • Copyright (c) 1989 by Jerome Markowitz.