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Welcome to another piano comparison blog. My name is Stu Harrison, and today we will [...]
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Hi everyone, and welcome to another piano review here at Merriam Pianos. Today we’re with [...]
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Today we’ve got two Roland portable digital pianos from the FP series that includes the [...]
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Today we’re comparing the Kawai CN29 digital piano, part of the CN series of pianos [...]
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Hi everyone, and welcome to a Digital Piano Shootout here on the Merriam Pianos YouTube [...]
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All-in-one portable 88-note digital pianos were once considered a fairly niche instrument, with more traditional stage pianos being far more popular. In the last few years, however, sales volume of portable all-in-one units have skyrocketed, with Roland, Yamaha and Kawai leading the pack. Roland’s flagship model in this category was the FP-90 for the past […]
Emergency press conference! We’re excited to pass along that Kawai has just announced that the Concert Artist CA79 and CA99 are being replaced by two brand new models; the Kawai CA701 & CA901. We just got the press kit information on these new Kawai pianos, and we’re pretty impressed by what we’re seeing on the […]
If you spend any amount of time exploring the digital piano space, you’ll inevitably come across the terms ‘sampling’ and ‘modeling’ fairly often, whether reading down specs sheets or checking out full-length model reviews. If you aren’t a professional gigging pianist or haven’t been an observer in this space for at least a moderate amount […]
The home digital piano class is the widest in the digital piano arena in terms of the sheer breadth of options available. From starter models available for under $1,500 to high-end units with stunning furniture for closer to $10,000, and finally, full hybrid instruments available for at or above $20,000 and everything in between. Today […]
Product refreshes are some of the most exciting times in the world of digital pianos. Whether it’s a beloved model getting an upgrade to make it even better, or a model that had some obvious flaws that are now getting addressed, there are a lot of different reasons to be excited about a product refresh. […]
Yamaha and Casio are easily amongst the most popular digital piano manufacturers on the planet, with a wide range of offerings across many price and quality points. That said, they’re both absolutely dominant when it comes to entry-level 88-key digital pianos. And that brings us to the subject of today’s article and video as we’re […]
To say that the digital piano market is merely competitive these days would be an understatement – it is incredibly so, with a large number of high-value options at almost every price point and category. Roland has very recently released the FP-E50, which fills a hole in their lineup that we didn’t even know existed. […]
Anyone familiar with our YouTube channel and blog will know that we love to do piano comparisons. They’re fun from a general interest perspective, but comparison videos and articles are also a great help for shoppers trying to decide between a handful of instruments. Recently, we’ve gotten a ton of requests to compare the new […]
Kawai’s Concert Artist Series (CA Series) of premium digital pianos have enjoyed a spot within the upper echelon of the digital piano market for a number of years now, across multiple product generations. Kawai does have one digital product line above the CA models – the NOVUS NV hybrid instruments – but the Kawai CA […]
With the massive improvement in digital piano technology over the past decade or so, it’s gotten to the point that even some mid-range models have emerged as legitimate alternatives to a used upright piano for many families seeking an instrument for a beginner or intermediate player. Today we’ll be comparing two such models as we […]