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): June 14, 2013

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)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 14, 2013, Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) directed that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the indenture governing the Company’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”), give a notice of redemption to holders of the Notes to redeem on July 15, 2013 (the “Redemption Date”) all of the outstanding principal amount ($67,506,000) of the Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. The redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of the indenture. A copy of the press release, dated June 14, 2013, announcing the Company’s redemption of the Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and 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 dated June 14, 2013 announcing the redemption of the Company’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2014.

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: June 14, 2013	STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Michael T. Sweeney

	Name:	Michael T. Sweeney
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated June 14, 2013 announcing the redemption of the Company’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2014.

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS INC 8-K