Jug (instrument)

Jug
A jug player
Woodwind instrument
Other namesJug
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification421.13
(Vessel flute (without distinct beak))
Playing range
typically only a few notes
Related instruments
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]