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Parrot string musical instrument catalog, ca. 1962-1976?

After the Communist takeover of China in 1949, industry was nationalized and consolidated under various state entities; in many cases, industry was established for the first time. This 1960s-1970s "Parrot" (Ying Wu, 鸚鵡) stringed instrument catalog showcases the violins, cellos, guitars, mandolins, banjos, and other instruments made in Tientsin/Tianjin, where many such instruments are still made today. There is no explicit date, but the Parrot trademark was apparently introduced in 1962 per USPTO, and the Parrot accordion factory claims 1949 as its foundation date . In addition to establishing manufacturing during the Great Leap Forward, the People's Republic of China also sought to transform society during the Cultural Revolution, moving away from earlier Chinese culture by using certain Western elements, like musical instruments. This did not mean adopting Western culture wholesale, but repurposing features as the state saw fit, and the violin was Mao Zedong's musical weapon-of-choice . Despite adopting the Western violin, many Chinese-made violins produced a rather shrill tone, closer to the traditional er-hu . China aimed to establish itself in musical instrument manufacturing;

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