More correcly I should have written bobbin case for the CB hook. It's Berninas standard for the vintage machines as well as some of the newer. I guess it's not only the CB standard, but models with this hook and bobbin case sort of tick along smoother than a lot of other machines.
It's hard to choose between the nice Pfaff models and a Bernina Record, but I would sell one of them if I new there were someone out there who needed one and would appreciate it. I'm partial to a stitch length lever with reverse rather than a button, but it's really one of the minor things we adapt to.
I kept my 201 and still I like it a lot. It's a joy to work on, flatbed in a small table makes it ideal for my purpose. I keep a freearm model next to it. Bernina used to have one of the narrowest freearms on the marked, sometimes a big advantage. I don't know how it compares to your Pfaff.
Last edited by Mickey2; 10-27-2017 at 08:34 AM.