Maureen, This doesn't exactly answer your question, but I recently purchased a Pfaff Expression 2.0 from Ebay and I am very happy with it. I have done a little free motion with it and it worked great with very little tension adjustment. It also has the 10" throat which is great. I also have a 35 yr old Pfaff, a 1209, which I love, it's probably my favorite one. I also have an expression 2034 which is also great. I am planning on selling that one as I don't need two machines doing basically the same thing. It has a smaller harp than my 1209, about 6 3/4". As you can see I am a Pfaff fan!