Originally Posted by
bigredharley
I bought the Baby Lock Crescendo in a similar experience and absolutely love it. I recently got back into sewing and due to severe arthritis, was having hip pain from the angle of stepping on the foot pedal (driving a car causes the same problem). I started using the push button and am in love. Does the symphony have the option to stop needed down pressure foot up each time? My crescendo does and it'a awesome - no need for the knee control either!
My next Baby Lock purchase is the Long Arm. I'm a customer for life!
It has the option of needle up or down and you can put it on pivot and the pressure foot lifts temporarily so you can shift the fabric but when you are done, you need to touch the pressure foot button. Love that. I am still learning about it, so will have to find out if I can set it to lift the presser foot every time. I will look for instructions.