Rubens life is full of surprises Rubens, for sure! In my own “how the heck did you end up with a concert grand” it went like this sequence:
decided I wanted to trade our Shigeru SK-2 (sub-6 footer) for a 7 footer —> wife says that’s too large for our home —> planned to defer this idea to a day when we move to a home that’s built for a large piano —> went to play some 7 footers anyhow in the meantime for fun —> wife randomly plays a Bosendorfer and loved it —> went hunting for Bosendorfers —> got a 280VC.
Summary: we thought we were sticking with just the SK-2, and instead ended up with keeping that piano and ADDING a concert piano (9’2”). Our illogical logic I guess!
Acoustic treatments worked very well for us. It’s never too loud now, after putting some wall panels and a massive teddy bear and carpet.
So for those who are in a medium sized home, there definitely are ways to accommodate a very large piano, acoustically speaking.