Instruments were by Richard Dick (guitar maker) in Markneukirchen , Germany, manufactured. The company was founded in 1885 in Markneukirchen. The owners of the Company were in 1926 and 1930 Richard and Dick Bruno (maker and dealer). It have not only built guitars, but also string instruments (violins, violas, banjos and cello s) and woodwind instruments.

The Meister-Gitarre (master-guitars) had the label: "Tannhauser", "Arion", "Little Liza" and "Walter von der Vogelweide. The Life of Richard Bruno and Dick (born:?-Died:?) Are not known .

The 'Ridi' name could be from the first names of the makers... RIchard and DIck, but that is just a guess.