Hi there..This is Shelley and I am the one that removed them as an option. The focus of the Homestead is to keep the cost down. Sources for Gotoh's are unreliable, and with so many different color options on them, it is an issue of keeping the right stock. I have finally found one reliable source, but they are a special order and a wait of 4-6 weeks to get them. So my thought is to just offer the Graphtecs on the Homestead, which work really really well and give you a back facing tuner for a fraction of the cost. The Graphtecs are being used by a number of well known companies I saw them on a Loprinizi out of Uke Republic, and they are offered on their website as well as TheUkuleleSite. I know they aren't as pretty as Gotoh's, but they are actually an upgrade at no extra cost to you from our standard geared tuners.