I am so glad you got your White! I hope you love it as much as I love mine. My first new machine was a White I bought probably in 1980 when I finally had some money. It is a mechanical, all metal machine - that's what I wanted (no computers, no zillions of stitches, no plastic innards for me) I LOVED that machine. It sews through anything and everything and the stitches are beautiful! Both of my children learned to sew on that machine. I have never taken it in for professional servicing, I keep it clean and oiled. I still have it but it has mostly sat on a shelf for the last five years. I power her up every once in a while (just because!). I have too many machines at this point but I would have a very hard time parting with my White. This thread makes me smile - I really do love my White.