Steinway Musical Instruments

Steinway Musical Instruments
Private
Industry Musical instruments
Founded 1995 (1995)
Headquarters Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Number of locations
 11 manufacturing facilities (2011)
Area served
 Worldwide
Products Pianos
Brasswinds
Woodwinds
Strings
Percussion
Owner Paulson & Co.
Number of employees
 1,680 (2011)
Divisions New York City, United States
Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Subsidiaries Steinway & Sons
Steinway Hall
Conn-Selmer
Kluge Klaviaturen
The O.S. Kelly Company
ArkivMusic

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a worldwide musical instrument manufacturing conglomerate, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, the United States.

Through acquisitions and mergers, the company has acquired a large number of musical instrument brand names and manufacturing facilities. It now owns manufacturers of pianos, brasswinds, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.[1][2][3][4][5]

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 dozens of different brand names. Its most notable products include Steinway & Sons pianos, Bach Stradivarius trumpets, C.G. Conn French horns, Leblanc clarinets, King trombones, Ludwig snare drums, and Selmer saxophones and woodwinds.[6]

It employs a workforce of around 1,700 and operates 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.[7]

History

  • May 1995: Selmer Industries acquired Steinway Musical Properties, parent company of Steinway & Sons piano company.
  • July 1996: Selmer Industries was renamed "Steinway Musical Instruments".[8]
  • August 1996: Steinway Musical Instruments IPO.
  • January 1997: acquisition of Emerson, flute manufacturer.
  • December 1998: acquisition of Kluge Klaviaturen, piano key manufacturer.
  • March 1999: acquisition of Steinway Hall in New York City, prominent piano showroom with concert hall.
  • November 1999: acquisition of the O.S. Kelly Company, piano plate manufacturer.
  • January 2000: acquisition of Pianohaus Karl Lang, piano showroom and authorized Steinway piano dealer.
  • September 2000: acquisition of United Musical Instruments, wind instrument manufacturer.
  • January 2003: merger of the Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments into one entity under Conn-Selmer.
  • August 2004: acquisition of G. Leblanc, wind instrument manufacturer and distributor.
  • May 2008: acquisition of ArkivMusic, online retailer of recorded classical music.
  • September 2013: acquired by Paulson & Co.[9]

Products

Current products

The company produces instruments under the following brand names:[6]

  • Pianos:
    • Steinway & Sons – pianos for the top-level market
    • Boston – pianos for the mid-level market
    • Essex – pianos for the entry-level market
  • Brasswinds:
  • Woodwinds:
    • Armstrong – flutes, piccolos
    • Leblanc – clarinets
    • Selmer – saxophones, clarinets, flutes, oboes, bassoons
    • Vito – entry-level clarinets
  • Strings:
    • Glaesel – violins, violas, cellos, double basses (Chinese)
    • Scherl & Roth – violins, violas, cellos, double basses (Chinese)
    • Wm. Lewis & Son – violins, violas, cellos, double basses (Chinese)
  • Percussion and drums:
  • Other:
    • ArkivMusic – classical music recordings
    • Listen: Life with Music & Culture – magazines
    • Rousseau – woodwind mouthpieces
    • Steinway & Sons Label – record label[10]

Discontinued products

  • Brasswinds:
    • Benge – trumpets, piccolo trumpets, trombones
    • Cleveland
    • Martin – trumpets, trombones
  • Woodwinds:
    • Artley
    • Avanti – flutes
    • Emerson – flutes, piccolos
    • Galway Spirit Flutes – flutes
    • Noblet
    • Normandy

References

  1. ↑ "Pianos". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Brasswinds". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Woodwinds". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Strings". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Percussion". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Brands". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "About us". Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Steinway Agrees to Acquisition by Paulson & Co". Yahoo Finance. 14 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Steinway & Sons Announces New Record Label". Steinway & Sons. October 12, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
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