I would be very careful taking my vintage machine in for repair. I had a great FW and took it to a Singer dealer who said they specialized in FW repair. He took my bobbin apart and said there was something wrong with it and said his distributor could only sell me a new one for $89. I took it to a guy who used to be on this board and he repaired it for $15. The Singer guy returned my bobbin in pieces, didn't even put it together, what a joke !