Jug (instrument)

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.

This article is about the jug used as a musical instrument. For the container, see Jug (container). For other uses, see Jug (disambiguation).
Jug
A jug player
Woodwind instrument
Other namesJug
Classification
  • Woodwind
  • Wind Instrument
  • Aerophone
  • Vessel flute
Hornbostel–Sachs classification421.13
(Vessel flute (without distinct beak))
Playing range
typically only a few notes
Related instruments
  • Ocarina
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