LVB Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1996 STOCK PLAN

STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full Title of the Plans)

Mr. Dennis M. Hanson

800 South Street, Suite 305

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453

(781) 894-9970

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

Copies to:

Patrick J. Dooley, Esq.

Ron E. Deutsch, Esq.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Telephone: (212) 872-1080

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Post-Effective Amendment No. 1”) relates to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-11465) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 1996, registering 1,278,250 shares of the Company’s Ordinary Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable under the Company’s 1996 Stock Plan and the Company’s 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

On August 14, 2013, Pianissimo Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Pianissimo Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Acquisition Sub”), and the Company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Acquisition Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”). The Certificate of Merger was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 19, 2013, and the Merger became effective on such date.

As a result of the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the Company hereby removes from registration the securities of the Company previously registered but not sold or otherwise issued as of the filing of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 under the Company’s 1996 Stock Plan and the Company’s 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.