Allen Organ Company, forme in 1939 by Jerome Markowitz, is located in Macungie, Pennsylvania. It is one of the world's largest builders of electronic organs. Allen introduced the world's first digital musical instrument in 1971(IR-100 Award). In 2004, the Smithsonian Institution recognized the significance of this technology by acquiring the first Allen digital organ for its collection(). Since 1939 Allen has installed electronic instruments world-wide. Today Allen builds classical digital and combination digital and pipe organs, as well as digital theatre organs. All are built in the United States.