Originally Posted by motomom
Thank you so much, Feline, for posting these pics. Just curious, how much dough do they want for one of those machines you are drooling over?
For the 24" long arm it was $10K (plus shipping and tax because the dealer is also in NYS) Here is alink to the manufacurer's website
http://maimin.com/Innova.aspx
This price included the table, rack, stitch regulator, etc. Pretty much the whole system to hit the ground running. I had taken a class using the HQ16 and played with this machine at the show for about an hour (they were really good about it!). I really liked the feel of this machine much better and it seemed to me to be a LOT more machine for the money. An HQ 16, which only has a 16" throat, with rack and accessories comprable to the Innova was around 8K. Innova also has a 18" throat model that was $8K. I really felt the Innova setup was a better value.
The dealer mentioned that they got a notice from the manufacturer about a planned price increase in October and they suspected it was going to be substantial. Don't know what substantial is in their book but they mentioned in the past smaller price increases were not preceded by an announcement. Could've also been feeding me a line in an effort to make the sale.