I feel your pain. A couple of years ago I had my 2 machines in for a tune-up. I waited 3 weeks and finally called to see how much longer it would be before they were done. She said she didn't know :shock: so I went out to pick them both up, the next day.
Then I discovered the old Singer machines from the 40's and 50's. Now I am hooked on the vintage machines and good thing about them is that once you get them cleaned up and oiled they very rarely have any major problems that you can't fix yourself.
Come on over and join everyone in the Vintage Sewing Machine section (
http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1013) and learn about how wonderful the vintage machines can be. The best part is you can pick some up, at really reasonable prices, on your local Craigslist.