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Steinway Musical Instruments
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <ul><li>May 1995: Selmer Industries acquired Steinway Musical Properties, parent company of <a href="/facts/Steinway_%2526_Sons/b2Scgnap">Steinway & Sons</a> piano company.</li> <li>July 1996: Selmer Industries was renamed "Steinway Musical Instruments".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li>August 1996: Steinway Musical Instruments <a href="/facts/Initial_public_offering/2NntDhrG">IPO</a>.</li> <li>January 1997: acquisition of Emerson, <a href="/facts/Flute/bByjt2vu">flute</a> manufacturer.</li> <li>December 1998: acquisition of Kluge Klaviaturen, piano <a href="/facts/Key_(instrument)/bQykdaCd">key</a> manufacturer.</li> <li>March 1999: acquisition of <a href="/facts/Steinway_Hall/AEwXPrrg">Steinway Hall in New York City</a>, prominent piano showroom with concert hall.</li> <li>November 1999: acquisition of the O.S. Kelly Company, piano plate manufacturer.</li> <li>January 2000: acquisition of Pianohaus Karl Lang, piano showroom and authorized Steinway piano dealer.</li> <li>September 2000: acquisition of United Musical Instruments, <a href="/facts/Wind_instrument/w1af9f1t">wind instrument</a> manufacturer.</li> <li>January 2003: merger of the Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments into one entity under <a href="/facts/Conn-Selmer/raxszNEb">Conn-Selmer</a>.</li> <li>August 2004: acquisition of <a href="/facts/Leblanc_(musical_instrument_manufacturer)/yvxGuV7W">G. Leblanc</a>, wind instrument manufacturer and distributor.</li> <li>May 2008: acquisition of <a href="/facts/ArkivMusic/NxAgjAm6">ArkivMusic</a>, online retailer of recorded classical music.</li> <li>September 2013: acquired by <a href="/facts/Paulson_%2526_Co./sdel0unq">Paulson & Co.</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="products">Products</h2> <h3>Current products</h3> <p>The company and its subsidiaries produces instruments under the following brand names:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Pianos: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Steinway_%2526_Sons/b2Scgnap">Steinway & Sons</a> – pianos for the top-level market</li> <li>Boston – pianos for the mid-level market</li> <li>Essex – pianos for the entry-level market</li></ul></li> <li>Brasswinds: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Vincent_Bach_Corporation/hFzPwAMq">Bach</a> – trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns, trombones</li> <li><a href="/facts/C.G._Conn/FwV6U2fa">Conn</a> – <a href="/facts/French_horn/lo63xBF3">single and double horns</a>, <a href="/facts/Flugelhorn/8XPQUTYa">flugelhorns</a>, <a href="/facts/Cornet/FqIBlH4d">cornets</a>, <a href="/facts/Trombone/yI8vuH6n">trombones</a>, trumpets, <a href="/facts/Tuba/H7FeNp23">tubas</a>, <a href="/facts/Sousaphone/rwtnd5BS">sousaphones</a>, <a href="/facts/Saxophone/zCFvRmAI">saxophones</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Holton_(Leblanc)/E1Lx4g6M">Holton</a> – cornets, French horns, trombones, trumpets</li> <li><a href="/facts/King_Musical_Instruments/39MbcC10">King</a> – marching brass, trombones, <a href="/facts/Baritone_horn/KhxPYjwo">baritones</a>, cornets, flugelhorns, French horns, <a href="/facts/Mellophone/jdoJ4aLj">mellophones</a>, trumpets, tubas, sousaphones</li> <li>Prelude – trumpets, <a href="/facts/Marching_brass/Q5Nhkcf0">marching brass</a>, piccolos, flutes, clarinets, saxophones (entry-level instruments) (Chinese)</li></ul></li> <li>Woodwinds: <ul><li>Armstrong – flutes, <a href="/facts/Piccolo/rleSc7Db">piccolos</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Leblanc_(musical_instrument_manufacturer)/yvxGuV7W">Leblanc</a> – clarinets</li> <li><a href="/facts/Conn-Selmer/raxszNEb">Selmer</a> – saxophones, clarinets, flutes, <a href="/facts/Oboe/Grnq9JAx">oboes</a>, <a href="/facts/Bassoon/kn1HeqoW">bassoons</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vito_(Leblanc)/clpFNIqg">Vito</a> – entry-level clarinets</li></ul></li> <li>Strings: <ul><li>Glaesel – <a href="/facts/Violin/0m2eLF3B">violins</a>, <a href="/facts/Viola/l869ofuf">violas</a>, <a href="/facts/Cello/IeYEXr96">cellos</a>, <a href="/facts/Double_bass/zyyj4aay">double basses</a> (Chinese)</li> <li>Scherl & Roth – violins, violas, cellos, double basses (Chinese)</li> <li>Wm. Lewis & Son – violins, violas, cellos, double basses (Chinese)</li></ul></li> <li>Percussion and drums: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Ludwig_Drums/AVFRxS7m">Ludwig</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Musser_Mallet_Company/AVFRxS7m">Musser</a></li></ul></li> <li>Other: <ul><li><i>Listen: Life with Music & Culture</i> – magazines</li> <li>Rousseau – <a href="/facts/Mouthpiece_(woodwind)/zUyosLzu">woodwind mouthpieces</a></li> <li>Steinway & Sons Label – record label<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Discontinued products</h3> <ul><li>Brasswinds: <ul><li>Benge – trumpets, piccolo trumpets, trombones</li> <li>Cleveland</li> <li>Martin – trumpets, trombones</li></ul></li> <li>Woodwinds: <ul><li>Artley</li> <li>Avanti – flutes</li> <li>Emerson – flutes, piccolos</li> <li>Galway Spirit Flutes – flutes</li> <li>Noblet</li> <li>Normandy</li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Broyles, Michael (2011). Beethoven in America. United States: Indiana University Press. p. 335. ISBN 978-0-253-35704-5. <a href="978-0-253-35704-5" target="_blank">978-0-253-35704-5</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Fine, Larry (2014). Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer – Fall 2014. Brookside Press LLC. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-929145-39-3. <a href="978-1-929145-39-3" target="_blank">978-1-929145-39-3</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Ratcliffe, Ronald V. (2002). Steinway. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-8118-3389-9. <a href="978-0-8118-3389-9" target="_blank">978-0-8118-3389-9</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Brands". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012. <a href="http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php" target="_blank">http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Pianos". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012. <a href="http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php?id=11" target="_blank">http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php?id=11</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"About us". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012. <a href="http://www.steinwaymusical.com/content/about_us.htm" target="_blank">http://www.steinwaymusical.com/content/about_us.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Form 10-Q – Quarterly report (Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.)". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. September 28, 1996. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2012. On July 3, 1996, the Company changed its name from Selmer Industries, Inc. to Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911583/0000912057-96-025785.txt" target="_blank">https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911583/0000912057-96-025785.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Steinway Agrees to Acquisition by Paulson & Co". Yahoo Finance. 14 August 2013. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steinway-agrees-acquisition-paulson-co-131513974.html" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steinway-agrees-acquisition-paulson-co-131513974.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Brands". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012. <a href="http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php" target="_blank">http://www.steinwaymusical.com/brands.php</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Steinway & Sons Announces New Record Label". Steinway & Sons. October 12, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2012. <a href="http://www.steinway.com/news/press-releases/steinway-sons-announces-new-record-label/" target="_blank">http://www.steinway.com/news/press-releases/steinway-sons-announces-new-record-label/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>