Thanks everyone. I'm happy to report that I got the Crescendo ... or will once my machine arrives at the dealer. Yay! I'm pretty excited though a little disappointed that I didn't get a machine with the stitch regulator, which is the main reason I wanted the Bernina. It's nice, though, that I'll be able to add that on later if I still want to, as I expect I'll have this machine for a long while. Thanks again for the advice!