Originally Posted by gramfel

I am not sure which one makes the other one, but I have a Brother 8500 that is the best sewing machine I have ever had and it embroiders, too, and I have a Bernina 1130 (dd uses it now), a Bernina 830 Record (great machine, too), Featherweight (worth its weight in gold!), and had a Viking 1+ (great, but sold it to buy the Brother 8500)!!!! These machines (which were all top of the line at one time) are quiet, so they hum when they sew - No Clack, Clack Clack is heard at all!!! Just a very light humming sound!!! All of these have stood the test of time, too!