I agree w you completely on this, with a Coda.
some time ago , lets say the mid '80;s when i got my
semi-free collection of 3.5 mm Copper pans from France
and some Baccarat crystal
if was semi-free as the FF was usually 4 / USD
it was then 11.5 / USD
and I enjoyed using these immensely
for quite some time.
had the TMX been available during those years
and mechanically TopNotch
i would have enjoyed that too.
now its a bit differerent
not better , nor worse
just different