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06-12-2009, 06:10 AM

#11

Extreme Quilter

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I too can say that Riccar vacuum cleaners are superior to anything out there. But I don't think I would be hesitant to buy one of their sewing machines mainly because they are not a major player in that area.

06-12-2009, 06:33 AM

#12

mpspeedy

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Location: rural Maryland

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They are still around. I live in a rural formerly farm community in north central Maryland. We actually have a shop that sells those machines and various vacum cleaners. I personally have Berninas but the shop owner did repair my mother's 70 yr old Singer featherweight .

06-14-2009, 04:17 PM

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butterflywing

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Originally Posted by Prism99

A lot depends on your price range. In general, though, I believe the Riccar is not considered one of the better lower-end machines. A lot of people prefer to go with Kenmore or Janome.

prism, just curious... why do you feel that janome is a lower-end machine?

06-14-2009, 04:30 PM

#14

quiltingbee12

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I also have a old riccar. It is a dream! It is what is called a class 15 clone, so I don't know if it is a true riccar.
I'd do a lot of research before you buy.