Friction tuners are an acquired taste. I'm used to them, but I'm still not a big fan. UPTs are awesome.
It's a shame about the nylon bag; my production model Eastman came with one of the nicest (wooden) hardshell cases I've seen. But not as nice as the pale blue fiberglass case I had Elderly send Dave Talsma to ship my 3K in...
Have you bought UPT tuners, Rich? If so, from whom? I want to start researching my UPT purchase....