Yes. It was a pretty thunky, dead sounding instrument in my hands. The lack of a drone note was evident and made it sound even less like a banjo.
But there are great players like Michael Miles who do wonders with nylon strung banjos:
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2014 Pono N30 DC EIR/Spruce crossover
2009 Pono koa parlor (NAMM prototype)
2018 Maton EBG808TEC
2014 Hatcher Greta 13 fret cutaway in EIR/cedar
2017 Hatcher Josie fan fret mahogany
1973 Sigma GCR7 (OM model) rosewood and spruce
2014 Rainsong OM1000N2
....and about 5 really nice tenor ukuleles at any given moment
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