CPSC, Allen Organ Company Announce Recall of Wooden Organ Bench
Home product recall 04-556. Announced by CPSC on Jun 14, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 14, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 1,757 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The wooden bench may collapse because not enough glue was used during assembly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Stop using the recalled benches immediately and contact your local Allen Organ dealer or call the Allen Organ Company Service Department for information on how to schedule an appointment to have your wooden organ bench repaired.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Call your dealer/retailer to schedule an appointment to repair your wooden organ bench or call the Allen Organ Company Service Department toll-free at (610) 966-2203 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Allen Organ Company can be emailed at allenservice@allenorgan.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled wooden organ bench is sold primarily to churches and theaters as part of a package that also includes an organ, console, pedal board, and speaker cabinets. A very small number of the wooden organ benches were sold separately. The wooden organ bench measures 26 inches high, 12 inches wide, and 48 inches long. The benches are made of oak, red oak, and walnut colored wood.
1,757 units, as CPSC gives them.
Wooden organ bench.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Allen Organ Company, Macungie, Penn.
- Music retailers nationwide from April 1999 through November 1999 and from December 2002 through January 2004.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Four incidents have been reported, involving loose joints for the legs of the organ bench. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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