Now that the competition is over, I immediately took the plunge and ordered my Alpha:
* Ebony Finish
* Gold Trim
* Wooden Ebony Keys
It's a holiday weekend in Europe, so my order will not be processed before next Tuesday, I should get an estimate of the real delivery time then. It shouldn't be too long given the production improvements that Eigenlabs has done of the past months. When I ordered, the website said May 21st :-)
I'm hoping to get familiar with the Alpha quickly so that I can already use it live with my band during this year's festival season.