On Sep 30, 2009, at 10:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > But for me - returning to this instrument from the cello - I > consider > lutes cheap. The two local violin makers that build cellos were > asking $12,000 to $15,000 for one of their cellos ten years > ago. The > luthier who made one of the lutes I bought used for $2400 was > asking > $25,000 for his violins several years ago. To be able to get a > professional quality instrument for $3000 or less (Dan Larson, for > one example) is - I think - a bargain.
But you can get a student violin for $200-300 US, and less than that with super saver shipping from Amazon.com. I assume these things are playable, since there are quite a few makers and teachers won't steer their students to unplayable instruments. So at the entry level, lutes are much more expensive. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
