Steinway Schedules Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steinway Musical
Instruments, Inc. (NYSE: LVB), one of the world's leading manufacturers of
musical instruments, today announced that it will release financial results
for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008 on Thursday, November
6, 2008 after market close. Dana Messina, Steinway's Chief Executive Officer,
and Dennis Hanson, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call at
5:00 p.m. ET to discuss operating performance, general business trends and the
Company's outlook for the remainder of 2008.
Interested parties may download a copy of the earnings release and listen
to a live simulcast of the conference call through the Investor Relations
section of the Company's website, http://www.steinwaymusical.com. 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
subsidiaries, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical
instruments. Its notable 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 distributes classical music recordings.
Contact: Julie Theriault
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.
Phone: 781-894-9770
Email: ir@steinwaymusical.com

SOURCE Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.

Julie Theriault of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., +1-781-894-9770,
ir@steinwaymusical.com