How about picking out a student cello?!

BassDad
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:18:58 +0000

Last I heard, the Steinway model D concert grand was just over $100K and their house-sized instruments were running between $45K and $60K if you don’t go overboard with the case.

Not many cellos hit six figures, but I believe the record is close to $1 million. Instruments in the $50K to $100K range are not that uncommon these days. It is the violins where things can really get crazy, as this article points out: