Well, now would be a very good time to check with Beaver at Bass Central and see just what kind of discount you can get from him at Bass Central. Might be more significant than you think. Get yer features down pat you must have, and work out which monthly special with the folks at Alembic would provide the best further discount, and finance it before the prices jump another 10% or so by the 3rd of January (Being such an old, faithful member here, they may cut you a week or so extra time on getting it all together). To get exactly want you want, made exclusively for you has always come with a premium price, but right now is the best time to begin the journey, if the jouney is to be started within a year or two.
Otherwise, you may have to settle for some old run-of-the-mill, ebonied-neck Europa floating around I hear you have firsties on for less than a third what 'exclusively made for you' would run ya. Door number one is a door to be entered by the confident and adventurous player, secure in knowing they will keep the finished prize in a very long-term situation. While door number two ain't so bad, and can provide 90% of the buzz of door one at a fraction of the price, and no where near the loss if it just does not work out for you later. No one said life is easy or fair, it ain't. Think hard, anti up, and deal with the cards that show up in your hand. May not be easy or fair, but life's adventures sure are addictive, and the rewards for bravery can be unlimited.
Thirty-one years ago I antied up, lost the round, only to pick the game back up on eBay earlier this year. Bad times came back then, but I am surely glad I played the hand I did. I once again have something made exclusively for me, and that is close to priceless to me. If I were a younger man, I know I would do it again, unless door number two had something very, very close to just what I wanted. Hey, who is rambling on drugs here??? I'll shut up now.
