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): January 30, 2013

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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 5.02                                  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) held on February 1, 2013, Donna M. Lucente was appointed Vice President — Controller, the Company’s principal accounting officer. Ms. Lucente, 42, has served as the Company’s Corporate Controller since 2001. A press release announcing the appointment was issued by the Company on February 5, 2013 and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 5.07                                  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. held on January 30, 2013, the stockholders of the Company voted on the following proposals:

1.                                      The following nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors:

2.                                      A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers was approved.

3.                                      The appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.

ITEM 9.01                                  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

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

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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