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Brass horn factory to close

A worker shapes the bell of a horn in this 2002 file photo. But within two months Holton's owner, Conn-Selmer, Inc., a subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., will be closing its brass manufacturing ...

The Business Journal of Milwaukee The Conn-Selmer Inc. brass musical instrument manufacturing plant in Elkhorn will be closed over the next two months, resulting in the loss of 70 jobs.

Company to close Elkhorn musical instrument plant Conn-Selmer Inc. is closing its brass musical instrument factory in Elkhorn, affecting about 70 workers.

THE REGION Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. , the Waltham maker of the iconic grand piano, said it has bought ArkivMusic LLC, which sells classical music recordings online, for about $4.5 million.

Ask any piano player to name the best brand of piano ever made, past or present, and many will answer Steinway.

The labels in return reportedly want variable pricing. Mobile downloads have helped boost sales in Asia.

Instrument manufacturer Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. has purchased online classical music recording retailer ArkivMusic LLC for $4.5 million.

Steinway Musical Instruments Inc. said Monday that it is buying ArkivMusic LLC, an online retailer of classical music recordings, for more than $4.5 million. via Business Journal Milwaukee

“But we're also mindful of where our staff lives. I think in reality we're looking from midtown to midtown south. I don't think we're going much further. But never say never.”

Exhibit A: Its New York presence, like Alvy Singer's universe, is expanding. The Economist , sir, is on the commercial real estate market. via The New York Observer Real Estate

Steinway Replaces Deloitte with UHY Accounting firm UHY LLP said it has been selected by Steinway Musical Instruments to serve as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ... via WebCPA

“Our clients know that lower costs never translate into lower quality”

Piano maker Steinway Musical Instruments has opted to tune out Deloitte & Touche as its outside auditor and replace the Big Four firm with UHY, after its audit committee decided UHY offered a better price. via WebCPA

“Given the small number of pianos we sell, even a slight decrease in sales could adversely affect our profitability”

The chords that emanate from a $100,000 Steinway grand piano may be music to its maker's ears, but in a slow economy, Steinway Musical Instruments counts on sales of saxophones, trumpets and drums to school-age ... via The Seattle Times

“I don't think they did give them a good contract”

Conn-Selmer workers win wage, pension increases. With their union colleagues having just ratified a three-year contract with Conn-Selmer, members of United Auto Workers Local 364 at Vincent Bach facility ... via Futureoftheunion.com

“In our opinion, uncertainty about this event, which has been discussed for several quarters, had caused share price weakness and unusual hedge fund trading volume”

Steinway investors should be breaking out Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" after the vaunted piano maker announced huge fourth quarter gains. via Forbes.com

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“There's no [other] piano in the world that would have lasted 50 years. These were 50-plus years old”

Photographer: Peter R. Barber Rick Rowley of Clark's Music at Clifton Park Center, with a Steinway piano in the store's showroom Wednesday. via The Gazette

The women's apparel retailer Talbots Inc. has appointed Paula Bennett as president of its J. Jill brand, effective Jan. via Boston Globe

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of musical instruments, today announced that Dana Messina, Chief Executive Officer, will give a presentation at the CJS Securities ... via The South Mississippi Sun Herald