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Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the
Selmer Company
Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the
Selmer Company
People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s
problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million
Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the
Selmer Company
People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s
problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million
Critics claim that the $100 million price, ‘is an
extraordinary number and does not seem rational’
Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the
Selmer Company
People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s
problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million
Critics claim that the $100 million price, ‘is an
extraordinary number and does not seem rational’
Dana Messina & Kyle Kirkland, current owners of Selmer,
wonder about the prospects of the purchase
No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the
Selmer Company
No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the
Selmer Company
Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from
3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994
No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the
Selmer Company
Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from
3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994
Yamaha, a Japanese contender, continued to challenge
Steinway as the maker of the finest concert grand pianos
No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the
Selmer Company
Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from
3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994
Yamaha, a Japanese contender, continued to challenge
Steinway as the maker of the finest concert grand pianos
Steinway’s recent introduction of a mid-priced line of
pianos (Boston Pianos), was a questionable strategy
Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music
industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos
Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music
industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos
Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe,
Steinway’s two largest markets
Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music
industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos
Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe,
Steinway’s two largest markets
Steinway had yet to take full advantage of a promising and
growing Asian market
Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music
industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos
Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe,
Steinway’s two largest markets
Steinway had yet to take full advantage of a promising and
growing Asian market
Finally, being one of the greatest names in all of music,
Steinway was a name that would be fun to own
Objective
To study and analyze the current global piano industry
and eventually undertake necessary measures, imperative for
the sustenance of the brand name, ‘Steinway & Sons’
Selmer Company
Records
Selmer
Company
Records
Steinway Company
Records
Steinway
Company
Records
Steinway
Company
Records
Steinway
Company
Records
Steinway
Company
Records
Steinway
Musical Instruments
Inc.
Post-Acquisition
Steinway
Company
Records
THE
PIANO INDUSTRY
Two types of Pianos :
Two types of Pianos :
90%
10%
Vertical Piano Market
Home/Private Market
Institutional Market
Vertical Piano Market, 1994
80%
20%
Vertical Piano Market
Home/Private Market
Institutional Market
Grand Piano Market, 1994
Industry
Trends
Downturn in the Piano industry, with global sales
dropping by 40% since 1980
In the U.S., sales plummeted, from 2,33,000 units in 1980
to less than 1,00,000 units in 1994
Affected by the growing popularity of computers and
increasingly sophisticated, low-priced electronic keyboards
Affected terribly by the global recession
of the early 1990s
1
1
Consolidation of the Piano manufacturing industries
in the U.S. and Europe
2
In the U.S., where there were several hundred piano makers
initially, there were only 8 Piano makers by 1992
3
Emergence of several strong Asian manufacturers such as
Yamaha, Kawai, Young Chang and Samick
The 4 Asian piano powerhouses combined for
75% of global sales by the 1990s
From a near zero share in 1950, Asian imports achieved a
35% unit share of the U.S. vertical piano market by 1994
From a near zero share in 1950, Asian imports achieved a
80% unit share of the U.S. grand piano market by 1994
75%
25%
Global Sales
Asian
manufacturers
Non-Asian
manufacturers
35%
65%
Vertical Piano market - U.S.
Asian manufacturers
Non-Asian manufacturers
80%
20%
Grand Piano market - U.S.
Asian manufacturers
Non-Asian manufacturers
Global Sales
Vertical Piano Market - U.S. Grand Piano Market - U.S.
Emergence of new and potentially large markets
with promising prospects
4
Countries like Japan, South Korea and China now
represented huge opportunities for the piano makers
4
Major
Competitors
High Volume Producers of both,
Vertical and Grand Pianos
Low Volume Producers of primarily
high-end Grand Pianos
Types
Yamaha
Kawai
Baldwin1
Bosendorfer
Fazioli
2
Price
Comparison
The
Used Piano Market
With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years,
over 40 million pianos existed around the world
With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years,
over 40 million pianos existed around the world
For every new piano sold in the U.S.,
10 used pianos also changed hands
With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years,
over 40 million pianos existed around the world
For every new piano sold in the U.S.,
10 used pianos also changed hands
In 1994, domestic dealers of new pianos, sold about
25,000 used pianos that they had obtained as trade-ins
With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years,
over 40 million pianos existed around the world
For every new piano sold in the U.S.,
10 used pianos also changed hands
In 1994, domestic dealers of new pianos, sold about
25,000 used pianos that they had obtained as trade-ins
Another 50,000 used pianos were sold by
second-hand dealers, in 1994
1853
1853
1853-1972
1853
1853-1972
1972-1985
1853
1853-1972
1972-1985
1985-1995
Steinway & Sons Timeline
1853
1853-1972
1972-1985
1985-1995
1995
Concern
What should the new owners,
Dana Messina & Kyle Kirkland do with Steinway next
?
Boston Pianos
introduced in 1992
Boston Pianos
introduced in 1992
Boston Pianos
introduced in 1992
Boston Pianos
introduced in 1992
Boston Pianos
introduced in 1992
Deliver
High-Quality Products
Invest in R&D
Reduce manufacturing costs
Increase production
Deliver
High-Quality Products
Maintain a high-quality and focussed
dealer network
Maintain a high-quality and focussed
dealer network
Develop ‘Partnership Programs’
and extend support to the dealers
Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos
Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos
Produce high-quality contemporary designs so that replacement becomes a necessity
Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos
Produce high-quality contemporary designs so that replacement becomes a necessity
Used piano trade-ins can be rebuilt into modern designs at lower costs
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Steinway & Sons - Buying A Legend

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  • 4. Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the Selmer Company
  • 5. Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the Selmer Company People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million
  • 6. Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the Selmer Company People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million Critics claim that the $100 million price, ‘is an extraordinary number and does not seem rational’
  • 7. Steinway & Sons is sold for $100 million to the Selmer Company People familiar with Steinway and the piano industry’s problems, are amazed at the price of $100 million Critics claim that the $100 million price, ‘is an extraordinary number and does not seem rational’ Dana Messina & Kyle Kirkland, current owners of Selmer, wonder about the prospects of the purchase
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  • 9. No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the Selmer Company
  • 10. No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the Selmer Company Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from 3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994
  • 11. No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the Selmer Company Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from 3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994 Yamaha, a Japanese contender, continued to challenge Steinway as the maker of the finest concert grand pianos
  • 12. No extant synergy between Steinway & Sons and the Selmer Company Unit sales of Steinway grand pianos had slipped from 3,576 in 1990 to 2,698 in 1994 Yamaha, a Japanese contender, continued to challenge Steinway as the maker of the finest concert grand pianos Steinway’s recent introduction of a mid-priced line of pianos (Boston Pianos), was a questionable strategy
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  • 14. Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos
  • 15. Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe, Steinway’s two largest markets
  • 16. Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe, Steinway’s two largest markets Steinway had yet to take full advantage of a promising and growing Asian market
  • 17. Steinway was a pre-eminent brand name in the music industry and a producer of the finest quality grand pianos Economic conditions were improving in the U.S. and Europe, Steinway’s two largest markets Steinway had yet to take full advantage of a promising and growing Asian market Finally, being one of the greatest names in all of music, Steinway was a name that would be fun to own
  • 18. Objective To study and analyze the current global piano industry and eventually undertake necessary measures, imperative for the sustenance of the brand name, ‘Steinway & Sons’
  • 29. Two types of Pianos :
  • 30. Two types of Pianos :
  • 31. 90% 10% Vertical Piano Market Home/Private Market Institutional Market Vertical Piano Market, 1994
  • 32. 80% 20% Vertical Piano Market Home/Private Market Institutional Market Grand Piano Market, 1994
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  • 35. Downturn in the Piano industry, with global sales dropping by 40% since 1980 In the U.S., sales plummeted, from 2,33,000 units in 1980 to less than 1,00,000 units in 1994 Affected by the growing popularity of computers and increasingly sophisticated, low-priced electronic keyboards Affected terribly by the global recession of the early 1990s 1
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  • 37. Consolidation of the Piano manufacturing industries in the U.S. and Europe 2 In the U.S., where there were several hundred piano makers initially, there were only 8 Piano makers by 1992
  • 38. 3 Emergence of several strong Asian manufacturers such as Yamaha, Kawai, Young Chang and Samick The 4 Asian piano powerhouses combined for 75% of global sales by the 1990s From a near zero share in 1950, Asian imports achieved a 35% unit share of the U.S. vertical piano market by 1994 From a near zero share in 1950, Asian imports achieved a 80% unit share of the U.S. grand piano market by 1994
  • 39. 75% 25% Global Sales Asian manufacturers Non-Asian manufacturers 35% 65% Vertical Piano market - U.S. Asian manufacturers Non-Asian manufacturers 80% 20% Grand Piano market - U.S. Asian manufacturers Non-Asian manufacturers Global Sales Vertical Piano Market - U.S. Grand Piano Market - U.S.
  • 40. Emergence of new and potentially large markets with promising prospects 4 Countries like Japan, South Korea and China now represented huge opportunities for the piano makers
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  • 43. High Volume Producers of both, Vertical and Grand Pianos Low Volume Producers of primarily high-end Grand Pianos Types
  • 48. With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years, over 40 million pianos existed around the world
  • 49. With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years, over 40 million pianos existed around the world For every new piano sold in the U.S., 10 used pianos also changed hands
  • 50. With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years, over 40 million pianos existed around the world For every new piano sold in the U.S., 10 used pianos also changed hands In 1994, domestic dealers of new pianos, sold about 25,000 used pianos that they had obtained as trade-ins
  • 51. With many brands of pianos lasting over 40 years, over 40 million pianos existed around the world For every new piano sold in the U.S., 10 used pianos also changed hands In 1994, domestic dealers of new pianos, sold about 25,000 used pianos that they had obtained as trade-ins Another 50,000 used pianos were sold by second-hand dealers, in 1994
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  • 54. 1853
  • 58. Steinway & Sons Timeline 1853 1853-1972 1972-1985 1985-1995 1995
  • 59. Concern What should the new owners, Dana Messina & Kyle Kirkland do with Steinway next ?
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  • 73. Invest in R&D Reduce manufacturing costs Increase production Deliver High-Quality Products
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  • 80. Maintain a high-quality and focussed dealer network
  • 81. Maintain a high-quality and focussed dealer network Develop ‘Partnership Programs’ and extend support to the dealers
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  • 83. Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos
  • 84. Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos Produce high-quality contemporary designs so that replacement becomes a necessity
  • 85. Introduce Exchange Offers in order to replace the used pianos Produce high-quality contemporary designs so that replacement becomes a necessity Used piano trade-ins can be rebuilt into modern designs at lower costs
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