Steinway Musical Instruments (LVB) 10-Q 2006 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dennis M. Hanson, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ DENNIS M. HANSON

Senior Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

May 9, 2006