Turn Coordinators were originally designed looking like an artificial horizon so that if the VFR pilot inadvertently encountered IMC, in theory all he had to do was take his hands off the control column and use rudder to keep the "wings" of the TC level until he broke clear of cloud.
In discussing emergency operation in clouds, the C172 POH states: ..avoid overcontrolling, by keeping the hands off the control wheel as much as possible and steering only with rudder".
When the RAAF operated the CT4 trainer, the TC was removed and replaced with the standard bat and ball indicator which had indice marks for Rate One, Two, Three and Four turns - rather like the Tiger Moth Bat and Ball instrument. Spin recovery on instruments was more "natural" using the Bat and Ball rather than a turn coordinator.