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Jon Nelson
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  • Santa Rosa, CA
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Noel Tardy Aug 26.

 

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Jon Nelson and Jim D'Ville are now friends
August 26
Hi Jon - since I sell ukes, I've had the chance to play a number of resonators. My experience is that none of them have great sustain. They are a different animal than a traditional uke and not intended to have the same sound. Some sound like tin ca…
August 26
Jon Nelson added a discussion
I have a brass bodied resonator that I love to play. It has a very different sound from any wood bodied instrument I've ever played; notes are loud and clear but with relatively little sustain. I have never played a wood bodied resonator. It lends i…
August 25
Jon Nelson is now a member of Ukulele Social Club
August 24

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What are your favorite ukuleles?
Two Pohaku Sopranos
A pineapple soprano from Waverly Street Ukes
A concert sized resonator uke from Republic Guitars
Who are your favorite ukulele players?
Carmaig De Forest
Madame Pamita
Tippy Canoe
Do you have a website?
Poetryassholes.blogspot.com
My Musical Biography
I played drums as a kid, until I drove my parents crazy and they begged me to quit. I then spent years getting nowhere with any number of instruments from guitars to mandolins to penny whistles to a clarinet I found in the attic. A couple of years ago I was given a cheap ukulele and fell madly in love.

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