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If you’re diving into the world of Roland digital piano actions, you may have [...]
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Today we’ll be comparing the specs and performance of two entry-level models of the [...]
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Introduction Why does a piano go out of tune? Generally speaking, pianos are thought [...]
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Hi everybody, I’m Stu Harrison. Today, we’re diving into the best digital pianos that money [...]
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Finally, Kawai’s much-anticipated follow-up to the massively popular and successful ES110 is here. It’s [...]
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Welcome to another piano review here at Merriam Music! In this article and accompanying video, we’ll be comparing two absolute titans of the entry-level market for 88-key digital pianos with weighted actions as we look at the Yamaha P45 vs Casio PX-160. We’ll be comparing the actions, sound engines, speaker systems, and peripheral features […]
One of the questions we get on pretty much a daily basis from customers all over the world is where to find the Kawai serial number on their piano, and more specifically, where does Kawai put them on their acoustic pianos. This is of course very important information if you’re looking at a second-hand […]
Roland’s LX line has been with us for several years now, and the current lineup of three models strongly serves as Roland’s home digital piano flagship models and is without question among the finest digital pianos currently available. While the value proposition of the entry into the LX700 series, the LX705, and the LX708 […]
Even before the onset of the 2020 and 2021 global lockdowns that saw much of the world spending much more time at home than usual, hybrid pianos, i.e. fully acoustic pianos augmented with digital piano features, were becoming increasingly advanced and increasingly popular. With the onset of the events of 2020 and 2021, demand […]
Anyone whose been a subscriber to our channel or blog will know we’ve spent a lot of time over the past couple of years exploring the world of piano VSTs. As a result, our resident piano reviewer and company president Stu Harrison has become something of a VST aficionado. In today’s video and companion […]
Roland’s RP102 has been a staple of the home digital piano market since its release in late 2017. The least expensive home digital piano with 88 weighted key touch from Roland, the RP102 has been a popular alternative to other best-sellers like the Yamaha YDP-144 and Kawai KDP75. With the recent announcement of an […]
As we’ve done a handful of times in the past, in this review we’ll be taking a look at something other than an 88-note weighted digital piano as we examine the Yamaha NP32 76-note keyboard. Yamaha doesn’t even refer to the NP32 as a digital piano in their marketing literature either, but rather as […]
If you’re a piano shopper or performer and you’re investigating the highest echelons of the piano business, it’s going to be awfully tough to miss these two titans – Steinway & Sons and C. Bechstein. Sure, there are a small handful of other pianos in the same top-quality tier that garner an equal level […]
C Bechstein has been making high-end upright pianos longer than almost anyone else in the industry. Given their pedigree, it’s not a huge surprise that today they’re known for producing some of the finest hand-made upright pianos money can buy. In this article and companion video, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at their […]
There are several massively popular models in the sub $1,000 88-key portable digital piano category given how high the current quality level is for digital pianos across the board, and the fact that the $1,000 marker is a line many folks prefer to stay under when choosing a digital piano. Perhaps no instrument is […]
