Steinway & Sons Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1853

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 1,800

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • IPO
  • (Cancelled)

  • Financing Rounds
  • 16

  • Investments
  • 5

Steinway & Sons General Information

Description

Manufacturer and supplier of musical instruments based in Astoria, New York. The company designs, manufactures, markets and distributes musical instruments and specializes in pianos, brass instruments, woodwinds and strings, enabling professional, amateur and student musicians to avail music products as per their requirements.

Contact Information

Website
www.steinway.com
Formerly Known As
Selmer Industries, Selmer Industries Inc
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • One Steinway Place
  • Astoria, NY 11105
  • United States
+1 (718)
Primary Industry
Recreational Goods
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • One Steinway Place
  • Astoria, NY 11105
  • United States
+1 (718)

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Steinway & Sons Valuation & Funding

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Steinway & Sons Comparisons

Description
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Manufacturer and supplier of musical instruments based in Astoria, New York. The company designs, manufactures, markets
Recreational Goods
Astoria, NY
1,800 As of 2022

Vienna, Austria
 

Los Angeles, CA
 
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Steinway & Sons Competitors (7)

One of Steinway & Sons’s 7 competitors is Boesendorfer, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Vienna, Austria.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Boesendorfer Corporate Backed or Acquired Vienna, Austria
Fender Musical Instruments Private Equity-Backed Los Angeles, CA
Karl Höfner Corporation Baiersdorf, Germany
Fazioli Pianoforti Formerly PE-Backed Sacile, Italy
Taylor Guitars Corporation El Cajon, CA
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Steinway & Sons Patents

  • 125

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 54

    Granted

  • 11

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Steinway & Sons Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240331672-A1 Electromechanical actuator for an acoustic piano Pending 30-Mar-2023
US-20240233697-A1 Subwoofer and foot pedal mechanism for digital piano Pending 05-Jan-2023
US-20240221709-A1 Electronic piano pedal with tactile response Pending 29-Dec-2022
US-D1023128-S1 Piano with skyline design Active 28-Feb-2022
US-D1019754-S1 Piano with skyline design Active 28-Feb-2022
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Steinway & Sons Signals

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Steinway & Sons Investors

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Steinway & Sons Investments & Acquisitions (5)

Steinway & Sons’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Jacobs Music. The deal was made on 25-Oct-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Jacobs Music 25-Oct-2024 Buyout/LBO Specialty Retail
Louis Renner 29-Jul-2019 Buyout/LBO Other Consumer Durables
Zenph 27-Jul-2015 Merger/Acquisition Application Software
ArkivMusic 19-May-2008 Merger/Acquisition Internet Retail
O.S. Kelly 10-Nov-1999 Merger/Acquisition Other Consumer Durables
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Steinway & Sons Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
ArkivMusic Bryn Mawr, PA 2002
Jacobs Music Philadelphia, PA 1900
Louis Renner Gartringen, Germany 1882

Steinway & Sons FAQs

  • When was Steinway & Sons founded?

    Steinway & Sons was founded in 1853.

  • Where is Steinway & Sons headquartered?

    Steinway & Sons is headquartered in Astoria, NY.

  • What is the size of Steinway & Sons?

    Steinway & Sons has 1,800 total employees.

  • What industry is Steinway & Sons in?

    Steinway & Sons’s primary industry is Recreational Goods.

  • Is Steinway & Sons a private or public company?

    Steinway & Sons is a Private company.

  • What is Steinway & Sons’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Steinway & Sons is .

  • How much funding has Steinway & Sons raised over time?

    Steinway & Sons has raised $455M.

  • Who are Steinway & Sons’s investors?

    Paulson & Co. has invested in Steinway & Sons.

  • Who are Steinway & Sons’s competitors?

    Boesendorfer, Fender Musical Instruments, Karl Höfner, Fazioli Pianoforti, and Taylor Guitars are some of the 7 competitors of Steinway & Sons.

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