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Steinway Musical Instruments

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a worldwide musical instrument manufacturing and marketing conglomerate, based in Astoria, New York, the United States. It was formed in a 1995 merger between the Selmer Industries and Steinway Musical Properties, the parent company of Steinway & Sons piano manufacturers. From 1996 to 2013, Steinway Musical Instruments was traded at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the abbreviation LVB, for Ludwig van Beethoven. It was acquired by the Paulson & Co. private capital firm in 2013.

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". • 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. ==Products==
Products
Current products The company and its subsidiaries produces instruments under the following brand names: Discontinued productsBrasswinds: • Benge – trumpets, piccolo trumpets, trombones • Cleveland • Martin – trumpets, trombones • Woodwinds: • Artley • Avanti – flutes • Emerson – flutes, piccolos • Galway Spirit Flutes – flutes • Noblet • Normandy ==References==
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