Love your parlor model. Very pretty. I've been on one leg since Sept. 12. Got two more weeks till I have x-ray to see if I can start using my foot. Looking forward to it. My other New Home is an MC7500. I have worn the touch pads on it all smooth and shiny from my fingers pressing on them and worn the feed dogs down till they wouldn't push the fabric (no teeth left on them). Luckily I found replacement feed dogs. Used the thing for commercial use for 5 years along with all my other sewing for fun. Not considered vintage tho. 27 years of hard use and you can't kill it. Good machines.