Conn-Selmer
Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras. The company was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments which, since 2013 has been owned by the Paulson & Co. investment firm.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Conn-Selmer, Inc.
- Company.logo
- Conn-Selmer logo (new).svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.location_city
- Elkhart, Indiana
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.locations
- Around 5 facilities (2011)
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Stephen ZapfPresident (since 2019)
- Company.industry
- Musical instruments
- Company.products
- Brasswinds, percussion and string instruments
- Company.parent
- Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- The H. & A. Selmer (USA) Company
- Recent history
- Brands
- Current brands
- Discontinued brands
- References
- External links
Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras. The company was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments which, since 2013 has been owned by the Paulson & Co. investment firm.
Conn-Selmer is the largest manufacturer and importer of band and orchestral instruments in the United States. The company produces a large variety of musical instruments itself and through contractors under the brand names Vincent Bach, C.G. Conn, King, Holton, Selmer, Armstrong, Leblanc, Ludwig, Musser, and Scherl & Roth. Conn-Selmer is also the North American distributor of Henri Selmer Paris woodwinds and the U.S. distributor of Yanagisawa saxophones.