Woodwind
Woodwind instrument prices
Clarinet, oboe, flute, bassoon. The sticker price is only half the story here: reeds are a running cost that can outspend the instrument over a few years. We price each level and tell you what to budget for the parts that wear out.
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Accordion Cost: Student to Professional Prices (2026)
$499–$9,000
What an accordion really costs in 2026: a student 48-bass piano accordion runs $499 to $999, a full-size 120-bass intermediate instrument $999 to $3,000, and a professional or digital accordion $3,000 to $9,000 and up.
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Bagpipes Cost: Practice Chanter to Professional Prices (2026)
$40–$4,000
What bagpipes really cost in 2026: a practice chanter, the honest first buy, runs $40 to $150; a beginner full set $1,000 to $1,500; and a professional blackwood set $1,500 to $4,000 and up.
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Bassoon Cost: Student to Professional Prices (2026)
$3,300–$95,000
What a bassoon really costs in 2026: a student model runs $3,300 to $9,000, an intermediate to full-professional Fox $9,000 to $27,600, and an elite handmade instrument $33,000 to $95,000.
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Clarinet Cost: Student to Professional Prices (2026)
$200–$8,000
What a clarinet really costs in 2026: a plastic student clarinet runs $200 to $900, a wood intermediate $2,000 to $3,000, and a professional grenadilla horn $4,000 to $8,000.
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Flute Cost: Student to Professional Prices (2026)
$200–$10,000
What a flute really costs in 2026: a student flute runs $200 to $1,300, an intermediate silver flute $1,300 to $2,500, and a professional handmade flute $2,500 to $10,000 and up.
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Harmonica Cost: Starter to Professional Prices (2026)
$8–$500
What a harmonica really costs in 2026: a starter diatonic runs $8 to $40, a real player's harmonica like a Hohner Marine Band $40 to $90, and a professional chromatic $90 to $500 and up.
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Oboe Cost: Student to Professional Prices (2026)
$1,000–$12,000
What an oboe really costs in 2026: a student oboe runs $1,000 to $3,000, an intermediate $2,000 to $3,500, and a professional handmade oboe $6,000 to $12,000 and up.