We recently purchased a Fazioli piano in mid-December. The huge selection of top tier pianos on site at Merriam allowed us to play side by side pianos from Fazioli, Shigeru Kawai, Grotrian and others, and hear and feel the difference between the different models. That alone was a fantastic opportunity not to be missed. All of these pianos were amazing to hear, but in the end the consensus was for the Fazioli, and it is now a much loved addition to our music room. Continue reading…
Last week a record number of customers helped us to exceed our clearance target, an almost 20% increase over last year’s event! With less than two weeks to go until we receive our first shipments of 2012 stock from California, we were thrilled to have sold through our entire 2011 stock of our six most [...]
This week, Merriam Pianos announces our annual stock clearance sale. Each January, the NAMM show t
akes over the Anaheim Convention centre for one of the largest trade shows in the world. All major purchasing contracts, distribution deals, and retailer quotas are set and ratified at this deal, and it’s by far the best [...]
The esteemed Canadian pianist Robi Botos has granted a very lucky jazz club something seldom seen in the jazz world these days: a weekly residency. And to mark the occasion, Chalkers Pub, undoubtedly North Toronto’s premium jazz listening room, has purchased a new Shigeru Kawai [...]
Burlington Performing Arts Centre has just taken delivery of their new Shigeru Kawai EX concert grand piano officially inaugurating the brand new, multi-million dollar facility. It’s a purchase which has been years in the making, combining months and months of tedious selection processes, as well as countless fundraising efforts by Andrea Battista and her crew [...]
The all-new and highly praised MP10 is now making its rounds amongst the world’s elite studio and stage musicians. This is Kawai’s flagship stage product, designed completely from the ground up in consultation with the performing community and the results speak for themselves. Although technically the replacement of the legendary MP8ii, the Mp10 has been [...]
The legendary German piano maker turned 175 this year, making it the longest surviving private piano company in the world. This extraordinary feat has resulted from a simple formula – build great pianos, and the rest will take care of itself. Grotrian has been a pillar of the Merriam Pianos lineup since the first day it [...]
When the folks at Noble Street Studios, Toronto’s newest and by most extensive recording facility, were in the planning stages of the massive project, there was only one thing on their minds: unequivocally be the best. So when it came to the architecture, reference monitors, microphones, recording gear, console, acoustics, and instruments, they only considered [...]



