emmy, I run my Olivia, Penelope and Roxy at least once a month. I sew during the day on my newer machines. At night while hubbie is either reading or watching TV, I sew on the babes. Love my fancy smancy new machines and absolutely love the sound and feel of these gems. Gals, keep looking for these. One of the gals in the Guild has two -- both were being tossed out because no one wanted them! She actually retrieved one of them at the trash bin. Keep looking. :-)