UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 17, 2006

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-11911		35-1910745
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 South Street, Suite 305, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(781) 894-9770

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On February 17, 2006, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the pricing of its private offering of $175 million in aggregate principal amount of 7% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “7% Notes”).

The offering of the 7% Notes has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent a registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase the 7% Notes.

The Press Release attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by the Company on February 17, 2006

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 17, 2006	STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Dana D. Messina

	Name:	Dana D. Messina
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by the Company on February 17, 2006