JJs, I think we're in agreement on certain points; I'm just pointing out to the OP that you do get what you pay for. The Bailey is a stretched machine, with things added on to it to make it a mid-arm; you may not like my referring to it as "cobbled together", but the reality is that it is something that was not originally manufactured as a mid-arm, and has been modified to be so; and some elements of those "modifications" do make it appear cobbled-together, in my opinion. And sorry, but $2500 IS a major purchase for a lot of people, and it's only fair that when people ask about it, that we give as much information as possible.
You like the Bailey. I like the Bailey. My pointing out some of the possible flaws of it is no reflection on you and your appreciation of the machine. I do feel that I have the right to give my personal opinion on it, and you should not take that personally, IMHO.