Nightowl TLH21 I'm with you on this one. Just because one can, does not mean that one should create an oversized monstrosity piano.
lilypad 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. My spouse recorded it for me a few years back when it came on one of our movie channels.
TheBoringPianist I think it's a fun idea! Just spitballing, but with longer strings you could theoretically get a cleaner bass sound (less inharmonicity) and less change in timbre across registers. Whether that's preferable or not is a different question.