Cari-in-Oly

I'm sorry I made you two sad, that was not my intention. Every machine has its followers, and detractors whether deserved or not. I've not personally used a 328 but I did service a 327 once and have to say I wasn't all that impressed with it other than the color.

Cari

Stitchnripper

no worries on my account. You didn’t make me sad. I was sad to know they are not considered good machines! It’s still real pretty and I don’t foresee ever getting rid of it.

cashs_mom

After Cari commented about the color I had to look up a 328. I have to admit, if the price was right I'd buy one just to look at. What a great color!

bkay

I agree, Patrice. The first vintage machine I ever bought was a 328. Whomever owned it originally was a heavy smoker. I cleaned off orangy goo for hours. However, it cleaned up beautifully and looked really nice. It sewed well. It was noisy, though. I gave it to one of my employees' Mom. (I kept the almost full set of cams, though.)

I have a soft spot for the 328.

bkay

Quilterman

Don't let people talk this machine down. People in the know believe this is one of the best Singers ever made. They aren't the best looking but they are one of the best and toughest singers for sewing. They made 3 models which was typical
for Singer. The 327, 328, and 329. I have several of each in my collection and have sold the machines by themselves
for as much as $200.00. A totally refinished cabinet can add $200.00 to $300.00 to any machine depending on
which cabinet it is and how good you refinished it. For example I sold a refinished Singer Tiger Oak cabinet for $400.00
by itself.

tranum

My 328 was a gift to me in 1965 and I’ve sewed on it ever since. To me, it’s about priceless.

bkay

Yeah, but a 328 won't be in a tiger oak cabinet. If it's still in it's original cabinet, that is.

I hope cmiller gets a ton of money for their 328, but it's not likely he/she will. The only vintage machines that go for that much around here are Featherweights or pristine treadles with great decals. You can't get that for a 401a, which is arguably the best sewing machine Singer ever made.

Of course, I'm in Texas and other areas could be different than ours.

bkay

Cari-in-Oly

Yeah bkay, it gave me a chuckle too. In all my years of buying/fixing/selling and all the many groups I belong to I've never once heard that said about a327/328.

Cari

NZquilter

Wait, wait... So the people here weren't 'in the know' about Singer sewing machines??? I don't think that's the case. This group as the best vintage sewing machine enthusiasts around.

Mickey2

We always rate things, make a pecking order in everything. The 328 was not a top model, but there's no reason to put it down. I know of a guy who bought one for it's all metal construction, which is few and far between when it comes to zigzaggers. The only thing he didn't like was the pedals and cord permanetly conected to the machine, he had it altered with a type of plug and socket in stead. Stitching and cam function should be fine on this model, it's a bit more noisy than some machines, but I cannot remember exactly how it sounded. I didn't think much of it at the time.