<p>I agree that it is not reasonable to pay $30K for an instrument if the person is not committed to a career. To be honest, I would be hard pressed to provide that for my son even though he is committed to being a professional. If he wants an instrument in that price range, he is going to have to figure out how to pay for it. That being said, people often comment that his current instrument sounds like it costs that much even though we didn’t pay that much.</p>