GingerK

I'm talking 12 plus years old. I am looking at a 3rd hand 2007 model Lenni. Each previous owner sold it to move up to a higher class model. It looks good, although it only has the original 10 foot frame (which I believe is not as sturdy or durable) instead the Bliss frame. The price is affordable to me and I am not planning on starting a commercial quilting business. But I don't want a machine that is going to rattle my old bones every time I use it. The current owner is selling because of lack of time to use it.

If you own an older machine, please tell me about your experiences, good and bad. I need to decide if I even want to make the almost 3 hour trip (one way) to try it out. And if I procrastinate too long, you know I'll end up suffering from a case of the 'should-a', 'would-a', could-a's.

Thanks in advance.

QuiltE

GingerK .... Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!
Can't answer your questions buttttttttt ........... GOOOO!!
If memory serves me well ....... it's not just that this is a LA but that a Lenni is the brand/model that you really want, right? So you can't go wrong with checking it out IRL.

Do your research before you go .... then go with the mindset that the 3 hr trip (I know, that's each way, plus time there!) is a good investment. Whether you buy or not, you will learn lots, to set you up for when you find THE one! Money/Time well spent!! Maybe do it as an overnighter? So you can be there in good time and not feel short on time to check it out, before you need to head home.

Bonus! it's set up so that you can give it a test drive.

Besides ... it's a perfect time of the year to go for a drive and see the leaves, no matter which direction that 3 hrs take you!!! Cheering you on, GingerK, from "down south"!!

mkc

Bliss is the tracks/carriage, not the frame. Lenni only goes on the standard frame (which can possibly be Blissed if it isn't - I'd contact APQS and ask first - mention the year of the machine), not the larger Deluxe frame that the 26" machines go on. Bliss is a smoother handling contact between machine carriage and frame and much nicer.

An older Lenni has a 20" throat space. The newer ones are 22".

I've quilted on both a 2013/14-ish 20" Lenni and a 2019 22" Lenni, both with Bliss, and both were lovely to use.

That said, as a 2007 I would definitely check with APQS to see if electronics are still available. I recall a recent post on the APQS FB page from the owner of an older Millie (maybe 2001-2004 era), and certain electronics were no longer available and the Millie couldn't be repaired.

GingerK

Mkc. Thank you. I was planning on contacting the sort-of local APQS dealer tomorrow. But you have added a couple of things that I can ask about, especially about the electronics.