Jug (instrument)

Jug
	A jug player
Woodwind instrument
Other names	Jug
Classification	Woodwind; Wind Instrument; Aerophone; Vessel flute;
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	421.13; (Vessel flute (without distinct beak))
Playing range
	typically only a few notes
Related instruments
	Ocarina;

A Spanish *cântaro* (right), a wine jug used for musical purposes

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.^[1]

^ smithsonianfolkways: The Jug Bands Compiled and edited by Samuel Charters

[smithsonian-1] smithsonianfolkways: The Jug Bands Compiled and edited by Samuel Charters

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