The Making of Traditional Music Instruments in the Republic of North Macedonia as a Significant Segment of the Preservation of the Older Musical Instrumental Tradition

This text, presenting the crafting of traditional musical instruments in the territory of present-day Republic of North Macedonia, will seek answers to questions such as: who makes the musical instruments, from whom they learned this craft, what tools they use, why they make them, where they obtain the materials for their production, how economically viable this craft is, as well as a number of other questions for which we seek answers directly from the creators of musical instruments. Through the proposed article, I will include some of the masters who craft folk musical instruments, as well as publications from Macedonian and foreign researchers on the topic. Keywords: craft, profession, musical instruments, making, tools