Heck, compared to other instruments, getting a custom harp is a steal. I don't know what you folks are buying/selling your custom gear for, but try finding a pro-level sax/trumpet/violin/piano for under $500 (or under $5000 for that matter),
-- Optimism and pessimism don't exist for me. I'm a blues man. I am a prisoner of hope. I'm going to die full of hope. - Cornel West