Heck. The starter one was over $1k. She enjoys it so much, and is very talented. Definitely worth spending the money. Don't know where the hell she got the musical talent from, although I play one hell of an air guitarI'm glad you sprung for a good one.
I played flute in high school (also in college for a minute). Also played piccolo in marching band for a couple of years. I still have both of them. Haven't touched them in over 40 years.