LOL, I just caught the last few posts here, somehow I missed them. Miriam, you're killin' me! That's two "boy" machines I have now; this one and my Pfaff 332 that has a "mystery spike" added to the top. Obviously it's just there to show it's a boy?! LOL
For some reason I tend to think of my old Kenmore that looks like a football as male too, even though it's named Judy. Well, if there can be a boy named Sue, why not a male sewing machine named Judy? LOL
I bought some of the shorter needles for the 319 and I'm pretty happy with them. I don't usually need to sew with specialty needles and if I ever really do I have a dozen other machines to choose from. I like keeping the machine as close to 'stock' as I can (although I did put an LED bulb in, so that's a small modernization). Maybe if I were going to sell it I'd consider modifying it or including a spare, modified case; that would probably make it a more appealing machine to the masses.