[real saxophonist]

Those are good prices, especially for being hand crafted.

I've seen solid copper, solid bronze, $8000. That's been a while, I bet they're more now.

[mnehring]

My first thought was I doubt you could buy anything hand crafted of that size for near that price, be it table, sofa, or coffin.

[Ditto]

I've seen solid copper, solid bronze, $8000.

That would be really cheep now.

I remember 40 years ago paying $900 for a relatively simple steel casket for a family who lost a child I knew who had nothing left to spend after all the hospital bills they had to deal with.

I could not even "afford" it then, but I did it anyway.

The 'mark-up' on caskets is incredible and in most states, the funeral home owners have lobbied the government to give them a near monopoly.