Scottish Drummer toby jug produced by sculptor Geza de Vegh in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, circa 1930. The Scottish Drummer plays the tenor drum as a part of a Scottish pipe band. Scottish pipe bands stem from military roots and the lineage of the Great Highland Bagpipes has a clear connection with the exhaustive disputes between the Celts and the English. The Scottish tenor drum is a musical instrument used within Scottish pipe bands. It is a double-headed membranophone that is held vertically with one head up, one head down, and played with soft mallets on the top head only. The playing style of the Scottish tenor drum has varied throughout the years, but there is typically a variation of the combination of swings and rhythmic accompaniment to the Scottish snare drum and the Great Highland Bagpipes. It is similar to the more common marching band style tenor drum.
Maker:
Geza de Vegh
United States
circa 1930
Model #:
toby jug
Size:
large
Height: