Jug (instrument)
A jug player | |
| Woodwind instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Jug |
| Classification | |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 421.13 (Vessel flute (without distinct beak)) |
| Playing range | |
| typically only a few notes | |
| Related instruments | |
The jug used as a musical instrument is an empty jug (usually made of glass or stoneware) played with buzzed lips to produce a trombone-like tone. The characteristic sound of the jug is low and hoarse, below the higher pitch of the fiddle, harmonica, and the other instruments in the band.