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#12
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
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As far as I can tell, the Berninas series 600 and higher are still made in Switzerland:
http://sewing.patternreview.com/Sewi...ns/topic/61158
http://sewing.patternreview.com/Sewi...ns/topic/61158
#14
I have a 1230 that I absolutely love *but* my understanding is if the motherboard ever goes out on it, the machine is done for. This is because the parts factory had some kind of disaster that wiped out their inventory of motherboards for that era of machine, and the company decided not to manufacture more.
Last edited by IraJane; 10-14-2013 at 04:55 AM. Reason: additional info
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 141
Even u.S. or Swiss or German made items have parts from the Asian countries. It's just how it is now. We buy the foreign products and they buy other US made products by the boatload. I know others who have the machine you bought and they love it. Happy sewing.
#20
If it performs as it should then just enjoy it. I've wanted a high end machine forever, but ended up buying a Singer for about one fifth of the cost of the one I drooled over. That was five years ago and my Singer does everything I ask of it, it is easy to maintain, has never failed me and I love it. Sounds like I'm putting Singer down, but we all know that the Singer of the past is not the Singer of today. I learned to sew on a Singer treadle and so far I'm very pleased. So enjoy your new machine and make wonderous quilts and be happy.
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