Nanny's dollface

Last night I had planned to piece a practice block : however, my 4 year old Viking Emerald 118 remained silent as I pressed the foot pedal. Nada, zilch, no sound at all not a peep or a squeak . Went thru checklist: power cord attached, foot pedal attached. Checked electricity in power strip ( yup power is on). Clean bobbin area . Still nothing. Agggh, this is/was my workhorse machine.
I do have a Janome Horizon 12000 but frankly I only like using it for appliqué and embroidery - not piecing. It's a feel thing with piecing for me. My back up is a New Home 8000 ( end of life and no longer repairable) but it is a backup although computerized.
so here I ponder...should I even consider a new machine such as the Jazz? It has a 12 in throat and is not computerized ( nice) ...I plan to take my Emerald to the repair shop ( Plan A) . Plan B will be to explore a new machine. Has anyone tried out the Jazz? Thanks

Dolphyngyrl

It is being released this month so I doubt you will find that anyone has tried it yet unless they are a dealer and went to the convention about the new machines

wilburness

I am a BabyLock fan. Love my Ellure. I had to look up this Jazz, and I am impressed. I will follow this string to see what others have to say about BabyLock.

Tiggersmom

I have two Babylock machines, Elizabeth and Crescendo. Love them both. I looked at the promotion of the Jazz but my Crescendo has a throat that is only 3/4 inch smaller than the Jazz. I would be interested in the Jazz but I can do a lot with the two I already have and my Gammil Classic Plus.
If electric power was ever a problem I couldn't use a generator for those but I have a Featherweight and another machine I could use.
All that to say, yes take a test drive on the Jazz and see what you think.I don't know what the price is and have not seen it advertised with a price.

Stevensgirl

I got an email from Babylock today about the Jazz. It looks like a great machine. I have a couple of Babylock machines myself and absolutely love them. I think Babylock makes a first class product and I would expect the Jazz to carry on their tradition of quality.

notmorecraft

Could it be your foot pedal? Can you open it up and clean inside, you can also buy replacement foot pedals fairy cheaply.

ManiacQuilter2

If you can easily afford a new machine, then by all means go shopping. Is your Viking computerized? You should have heard something when turning it on. Good Luck on your decision. I dread the day when in the morning, I find my Bernina 1530 has died alone sometime during the night!

Patricia Drew

About the Babylock Jazz, I have heard that although the harp is 12 in. wide, it is not very high. I was interested in the fact that it's a mechanical machine and the 12 inches to the right of the needle is great. However harp height is important to me.

You might want to consider the Juki TL2010Q. I've had mine for 2 years. The harp is 9 in. wide x 6 in. high. It's a great, reliable machine.

Of course, we all want more harp space at a reasonable cost, that's why the Jazz is of interest. I'm looking forward to seeing more information.

Hopefully, by now, you may have resolved your problem. Keep us posted.

rryder

I just looked at the specs and downloaded the owner's manual. It looks like it does NOT have a needle down feature. That would be a turnoff for me. I have two vintage machines that don't have needle down, and though they do a great job at FMQ, I find that I really enjoy having that feature on my main quilter, the PQ1500s.

I'm not sure what advantage the Jazz would have over the PQ1500s, or the similar machines made by Juki and Janome. It does have an extra 3" to the right of the needle, but it doesn't look like it has as much vertical height, so it may be a wash in terms of actual quilting room.

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Cari-in-Oly

I agree with Rob. That 12" throat width isn't going to be any advantage if you can't get the quilt under the low arm.

Cari