5'4" sounds like 9'?

[Lesher, Trent J.]

Seen at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43376&item=3780479203&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW:

referring to a 5'4" M&H--
"Presented here is a Maison & Hamlin Parlor Grand Piano. This piano was produced circa 1930's and was a prototype for a piano designed to fit into spaces that would not accommodate a full grand or baby grand, yet would yield the same sound as a concert grand . . . 
. . . repair of the soundboard can be made easily in your own home, by you."




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