Steinway Musical Instruments
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Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a musical instrument manufacturing conglomerate.
Through acquisitions and mergers, the company has acquired a large number of musical instrument brand names and manufacturing facilities.
The company sells its products through a worldwide network of dealers to professional, amateur and student musicians, as well as orchestras and educational institutions, under many, many different brand names.
According to the company web site (2006), it employs a workforce of over 2,300 and operates 14 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.
[edit] Company history
- May 1995 Selmer Industries acquires Steinway Musical Properties, parent company of Steinway & Sons piano company
- need date Selmer Industries renamed Steinway Musical Instruments
- August 1996 Steinway Musical Instruments IPO
- January 1997 Acquisition of Emerson, flute manufacturer
- December 1998 Acquisition of Kluge, piano key manufacturer
- March 1999 Acquisition of Steinway Hall, piano showroom in New York
- November 1999 Acquisition of O.S. Kelly, piano plate manufacturer
- January 2000 Acquisition of Pianohaus Karl Lang, piano showroom
- September 2000 Acquisition of United Musical Instruments, band instrument manufacturer
- January 2003 Merger of The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments, Inc. into one entity under Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- August 2004 Acquisition of G. Leblanc, band instrument manufacturer
