Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. - American conglomerate, which includes companies producing musical instruments. The conglomerate was formed as a result of the merger of Selmer Industries and Steinway Musical Properties in 1995. The most famous subsidiary is Steinway & Sons , a piano manufacturer. Currently, Steinway Musical Instruments owns factories producing pianos , brass and woodwind musical instruments , drums , orchestral percussion instruments , stringed musical instruments , parts and accessories of musical instruments. The corporation has a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
| Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type of | joint-stock company |
| Listing on the exchange | New York Stock Exchange: LVB |
| Base | 1995 |
| Location | Waltham (Massachusetts) , USA |
| Number of employees | 1700 |
| Affiliated companies | |
According to information provided on the official website of the Steinway Musical Instruments Corporation, its staff includes more than 1,700 employees, and the products are manufactured at 11 enterprises located in the United States and Europe .
Steinway Musical Instruments Stories
- May 1995 - Selmer Industries buys Steinway Musical Properties.
- July 1996 - Selmer Industries is renamed Steinway Musical Instruments.
- August 1996 - the corporation made an initial public offering (ticker LVB) on the New York Stock Exchange .
- January 1997 - Acquisition of Emerson (production of Flute | Flute).
- December 1998 - Acquisition of Kluge (production of piano keys).
- March 1999 - acquisition of the Steinway Hall store in New York (selling the piano).
- November 1999 - Acquisition of OS Kelly (production of frames for piano).
- January 2000 - acquisition of the Pianohaus Karl Lang store.
- September 2000 - Acquisition of United Musical Instruments Corporation (production of musical instruments for orchestras and ensembles).
- January 2003 - the merger of The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments into one company named Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- August 2004 - Acquisition of G. Leblanc (production of musical instruments for orchestras and ensembles).
- May 2008 - acquisition of the ArkivMusic online store (selling classical music recordings).
The most famous musical instruments and trademarks of Steinway Musical Instruments
- piano Steinway & Sons Video
- trumpets and trombones Bach Stradivarius, King , CGConn, Benge , Holton
- saxophones Selmer USA
- French Horn Holton, CGConn
- clarinets Leblanc , Backun , Vito
- King Ultimate Marching Brass Marching Winds
- snare drums and drum kits Ludwig
- orchestral percussion and percussion instruments Musser
Links
- Presentation of the enterprise (English) . Official website of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc .. Date accessed August 17, 2010. Archived March 25, 2012.
- List of Steinway Musical Instruments Corporation enterprises . Official site of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc .. Date accessed August 12, 2010. Archived March 25, 2012.