I knew what is a luthier (a violin maker in French) but has never actually stepped into a real atelier until I went to pick up my friend Eric for dinner - he sent his contrebasse for servicing at Maurice's and I got to see a real atelier...
Out of curiosity, I asked Maurice (the guy against the shop door) how much does a violin cost: he took out a fine exemple from inside the oak cabinet, all hand made by him, all 500 hours (like 2 years' work) and he whispered the price - 12000 euros (yeap, the zeros are in place). I thought I heard wrong and I discreetly asked Eric afterwards which he confirmed the price....
Eric took a shot at one of the contrebasses...
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