Steinway Musical Instruments
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Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a musical instrument manufacturing conglomerate.
Through acquisitions and mergers, the company (formerly known as Selmer Industries) has acquired a large number of musical instrument brand names and manufacturing facilities. It now owns manufacturers of pianos, string, brass, and woodwind instruments.
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.
According to the company's web site[1], 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, Inc., band instrument manufacturer
- January 2003 Merger of The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments into one entity under Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- August 2004 Acquisition of G. Leblanc, band instrument manufacturer
[edit] References
- ^ www.steinwaymusical.com, viewed December 1, 2006.
