"not in the low-cost price range anyway"

That, of course, depends on what you mean by "low-cost"

Have you looked at the Roth Elektronik SMD Labcard (RS 234-7525) and SMD Multicard? (RS 254-0106)

They also do 1.27mm-pitch matrix boards - dunno if that's fine enough for you?
eg, RS 206-5812