This message was posted by oldkush on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/987.html#000002 As Ed has already stated, there are less techs than there used to be .... but this not limited solely to Melco. The last few years have been a real challenge for many embroidery machine companies and others involved in the business. Reducing, reorganizing and rethinking have in many cases become the norm for anyone involved with embroidery. As far as servicing the Amaya, it really should be done by someone trained to service that machine. An Amaya is not like a Tajima, Barudan, SWF, etc. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================