I have an Ohana Zebrawood soprano, and I had the friction tuners switched out for geared ones. I never regretted it. I was tired of fussing with the friction tuners. I love geared tuners, although the look of friction tuners is nice. When I play the uke, tuning is very important to me, and the precision of geared tuners is a great benefit, especially on a small scale instrument where even the slightest bending of a string will shift the pitch.
–Lori