Complex sentence: Due to the decline of the U.S. piano industry and foreign competition, Pratt, Read had excess manufacturing capacity and a skilled work force, so the match seemed like a good one, and Sohmer and Co. was moved to Ivoryton, Connecticut.
Split into simpler sentences: Due to the decline of the U.S. piano industry and foreign competition, Pratt-Read found itself with an excess manufacturing capacity and skilled work force. The match seemed like a good one, and Sohmer and Co. was moved to Ivoryton, Connecticut.