# musical instrument name, please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-name-please/68226>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-name-please/68226 "2001-06-09T23:47:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-name-please/68226/1 "2001-06-09T23:47:14Z")

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What is the name of that charmingly rustic musical instrument made from a broomstick, a washtub, and a string or catgut? I really need to know

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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-name-please/68226/2 "2001-06-09T23:52:33Z")

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It’s known as the washbucket or gutbucket bass…talks about it here…

[http://www.glass-artist.co.uk/music/skiffle/skiffinst.html](http://www.glass-artist.co.uk/music/skiffle/skiffinst.html)

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-instrument-name-please/68226/3 "2001-06-10T00:01:16Z")

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thank you, that was very helpful on more levels than you would generally imagine. Or perhaps want to imagine. A blessing on your head and your link.

Mazel Tov,  
Qadgop

(Must please Anthracite! She is as a goddess to me!)