I see that you are in the Toronto area so someone must repair machines there. I had my Janome lady (Pat's Sewing Centre) in Alliston Ontario rewire mine with a new cord set. She did a clean, service and re-wire for $70 and did it in less than a week. Don't ever try to use vintage machines with broken, frayed, cracked or rubbery wires as they can give you an awful shock.