Originally Posted by
Wintersewer
You are right. SVP makes Singer, Viking and Pfaff. Singer has been junk for many years now. I have heard many complaints about the others, too, and I'm sure the quality is not what they used to be....same as just about everything everything else we buy. Janome makes their own as does Bernina, and Brother company makes Brother (of various qualities) and Babylock, to different specifications. I have had good luck with the latter three, some folks may disagree. Buying from a reliable dealer is most important.
i recently had a very good conversation with the shop owner of where i am buying my viking tribute (btw, i have a viking 350, a babylock ellure for embroidery, a featherweight, a singer red eye treadle that needs to be rehabbed, a spartan that needs rehab and a 99K that also needs rehab).
ANYWAY, my dealer told me that pfaff guts were now identical to the vikings---that many of the MECHANICAL (not computer) parts are interchangeable. the hubby did some research--the viking parts are still made in sweden, but shipped to China for assembly. i liken SVP to GM or Porsche--GM makes GM vehicles, Chevys and Cadillacs, Porsche owns Porsche, Audi and volkswagon. all price ranges. same thing here, i believe