Bernina 730 - Finally

I have been holding a mint Bernina 30 series in my 'wanted' list for a few years now. I thought it was going to arrive at the recycling centre but in the end it was a Trademe job, a present from my Grandma Gee through my Mum, Mum has had hers since the late 1960's and it is still going strong.

The Bernina 30 series are famous and this 730 was originally purchased in Hokitika on the 28th Feb, 1964 (it still has the manual and warranty), and I reckon since then it can not have had more than a few hundred hours running.

Like all machinery that has been sitting around it needed a good oil. The top access door wouldn't open, and I discovered a capacitor in the motor that was broken. I posted questions to the BerninaThirtySomethings newsgroup on Yahoo and within hours had expert advice from around the globe, problems fixed.

It still has a slight drag in the action, but it sews well so we'll see over th enext few months how it goes. First up? Curtains for winter and a skirt for Merles growing belly ;-)