Building a Heritage™ Allen Organ by Rudy Lucente (continued) 4. As I requested, a cherry finish for the outside casework with red oak for the stop jambs and coupler rail, the finish was applied and hand-rubbed, as seen here:    5. When the finishing process was completed, the console was then moved to the Fitting department. Allen allowed me to visit the factory to see the console at this point, indeed an exciting day for me. At this phase of production, I began to get a clearer picture of what the organ would look like. Since I had chosen the design and finish, I was delighted that the outcome exceeded my expectations. The finished console, even prior to being fitted with keyboards, drawknobs and other parts, was exquisite, as seen in the following photo: 6. The next step in the process began the actual final assembly of the organ. The first step there was the installation of the keyboards and drawknobs. Having specified maple drawknob stems with rosewood caps and rosewood sharps for the keyboards, this was no easy task. However, the following pictures show the care and attention to detail typical of Allen's quality at every step of the production:    Click Here to Continue