Yeah I figured that was the case with the lube and big stores. No demand because I don't think some quilters (especially in this town) even hold onto their machines lOng enough to oil and grease them. They want the latest and greatest it seems. But I thought it was funny, the other day I asked the Viking dealer in my Joanne's (can you tell that's like the only fabric store within 40 minutes of me?) if they knew of any "vintage" sewing repairmen, she came back at me and said "define vintage?" I answered 60's or 70's her reply was " like featherweight vintage." finally I told her the make and model of the machine an promptly added that I could fix a featherweight on my own. Turns out the guy won't touch my touch and sew. I'll see about giving her some attention once I come back from this trip. :)

Won't touch it? That's pretty sad. I wonder what puts him off, the self winding bobbin, or the "old" part. 60s and 70s is FW era? Technically they were manufactured to 1970, but their heyday sure wasn't the hippie era.
You're best off doing all your maintenance yourself if that's what the local shop is saying...

Yeah I thought the same thing about the featherweight and being the same era. I was just curious really to know if I had the potential to have a back up plan for my touch & sew guess im looking at determination as a back up. Lol

I think determination and a certain quilting board can get you through it. :)