He's scamming her, trying to get extra $$$$$$$$$ out of her. Tell her to go talk to someone else, like a different dealer. There isn't anything to add, replace or improve, on that machine.
Originally Posted by
Macybaby
Anyone ever heard of doing this? been reading on another forum and a woman posted she took her recently acquired 401A to a Singer dealer and while he told her she had a great machine and would love it, he also offered to "update" it so she could use modern thread, as the old machines were made when cotton was all there was. He said it was only $20 to do so, but she didn't know exactly what that entailed.
I'm more interested in what would be replaced/changed than whether it's needed or not. A new style tensioner maybe?