Merriam Pianos

Fazioli 212

cooper — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:35:00 +0000

You might think that taking a design as thoroughly analyzed, copied, celebrated, and dominant as Steinway, and changing literally everything about it in an attempt to out-do it, is both risky and difficult. You’d be absolutely right.

But that’s exactly what a gutsy and uber-talented Paolo Fazioli decided to take on 30 years ago, [...]

Mason & Hamlin ‘B’

cooper — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:11:57 +0000

The Mason and Hamlin ‘B’ is many things: the heaviest baby grand in the world, the highest frame tension in the world, one of the only hand-made, 100% hard-wood pianos in the world, and most importantly, the fullest sounding 5 1/2 foot piano in the market today.

The secret to this piano’s unbelievably full tone [...]

Kawai RX2 Blak

cooper — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:42:40 +0000

The Kawai RX2 Blak has few parallels in the professional grand market of today. The model has enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks over the last 10 years, and with it’s latest incarnation the BLAK version now in showrooms across the world, it quite rightfully takes it’s place as the leading institutional grand sold [...]

Game Changing Park in Boston Anchored by Innovative Piano

cooper — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:40:23 +0000

Thursday May 3rd, 2012, by Tom Acitelli

Whenever it gets freakin’ warm again and you’re walking along the Common, stop by Brewer Fountain Plaza at the corner of Tremont and Park streets. It’s been redone by the Friends of the Public Garden in a big, big way. Andrew Ryan at The Globe says [...]

Public Pianos in LA an encouraging sign

cooper — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:29:55 +0000

May 2nd 2012, The LA Times

By Jason Kehe

Robert Shaw, a piano teacher and former punk-rock musician, spent years telling his friends that Los Angeles was not a piano-friendly town. If a club or restaurant owned a piano — a rarity to begin with — they were just dormant keyboards. Opportunities [...]

Merriam Gets 5 Stars

cooper — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:14:29 +0000

I give Merriam Music 5 stars. I wanted a grand piano with quality sound and found it through Stu Harrison at Merriam. His expertise, patience and genuine interest in my needs led my to the Kawai RX. It gives great pleasure to me and all who play and listen to it at my home. I couldn’t be happier [...]

When We Walked Into Merriam…

cooper — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:12:55 +0000

When we walked in to Merriam Music we were met by Daniel and immediately he captured our attention with his informative introduction to purchasing a piano. He gave us a great sense of the variety we had to choose from and at the same time helped us determine what we needed. We hadn’t planned on buying that [...]

Just Bought My First Upright…

cooper — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:09:42 +0000

Just bought my first upright piano from Merriam. I had a great experience with the store. The sales rep was very professional and had a lot of knowledge on piano. He was very patient with us and took his time to explain different brands of piano. And most importantly, he was not pushy at all. By the [...]

Fantastic Prices, Amazing Service…

cooper — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:08:30 +0000

Fantastic prices, amazing service and excellent pianos! My dad recently bought a Baldwin BH185 from Merriam Music and it couldn’t be more perfect! The best thing about the experience was the service. Stu worked really hard to explore all the possible finical options with us and ended up getting us an amazing price! He also worked through all [...]

Toronto Shangri-La to feature two iconic works

cooper — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:23:50 +0000

(May 1st – Toronto) This Saturday on May 5th, the Shangri-La Toronto will do what it does best: out class just about every other global brand in culture, luxury, and sophistication. In a bid to ensure this landmark hotel’s place amongst the world’s finest, two iconic works of art have been commissioned to adorn the [...]