Steinway Schedules First Quarter 2012 Earnings Release And Conference Call For May 3rd

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Steinway Musical Instruments) Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB), one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical instruments, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory release after the stock market closes on Thursday, May 3, 2012, notifying the public that its earnings release for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 has been posted to the Company's website, www.steinwaymusical.com. Interested parties will be able to download a copy of the first quarter earnings release on the Company's home page under "Latest News" or directly from www.steinwaymusical.com/news.php.

In conjunction with this release, Michael Sweeney, Steinway's Chief Executive Officer, and Dennis Hanson, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss operating performance, general business trends and the Company's outlook for the remainder of 2012. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible through the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the call and may be accessed under Investor Relations, Audio Archive.

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., through its Steinway and Conn-Selmer divisions, is a global leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of high quality musical instruments. These products include Bach Stradivarius trumpets, Selmer Paris saxophones, C.G. Conn French horns, Leblanc clarinets, King trombones, Ludwig snare drums and Steinway & Sons pianos. Through its online music retailer, ArkivMusic, the Company also produces and distributes classical music recordings. For more information about Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. please visit the Company's website at www.steinwaymusical.com.