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Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is an American worldwide musical instrument manufacturing conglomerate. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pianos )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brasswinds )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Woodwinds )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Strings )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Percussion )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brands )〕 It employs a workforce of around 1,700 and operates 11 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About us )〕 ==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, brass 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, brass instrument manufacturer. *May 2008: acquisition of ArkivMusic, online retailer of recorded classical music. *September 2013: acquired by Paulson & Co.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steinway Agrees to Acquisition by Paulson & Co. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steinway Musical Instruments」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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