I have a pfaff hobby,an elna jubilee boughtnew also a bernina 1630 given to me used from a friend two singers and am elna 9000. I love them all I mostly do top stitching by hand I had had a few top stitched on a long arm but I have done sme stippling by machine on most of them. Hope you find one that you like. I invest enough on fabric and notions not on a fancy machine good luck on your quest