Traditional musical instruments of Korea have unique tones and rich volumes which are pertinent to the power of expression peculiar to the nation.
The Pyongyang National Musical Instrument Factory, which was built as a comprehensive traditional musical instrument producer under the concern of the state, is fully equipped with the production lines and facilities, and manufactures instruments of dozens of kinds.
It has stringed, percussion and woodwind instrument production lines, as well as a general woodwork workshop, an iron material processing workshop, an assembly workshop and a finishing workshop where instrument parts are processed precisely.
By introducing advanced science and technology into production it improves the shapes, appearances and materials of instruments to suit the traditional and modern sense of beauty, while bettering their clear tones with their original quality preserved.
The factory is making a contribution to the development of the country’s music art, and the cultural and leisure activities of the people by manufacturing different traditional instruments such as okryugum, oungum, kayagum, jangsaenap, jotdae, tanso, drums and janggo.