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Richard Suddreth

Richard Suddreth

"I'm 65 now and have been playing mandolin for over 50 years.  I have played semi-pro (meaning keeping your day job!) over 30 of those years.  I have had approx. 15 mandolins during that time of various makes & models, some of which were considered in the industry to be top grade and very costly.  I'm down to 5 ""keepers"" now that I rotate to keep the wood ""alive"".  My Dad played ""String Band Music"" before it had the Bluegrass name and I'm carrying it on.  I only play traditional music in the Monroe style, as that is where my passion lies.  I feel that the time I've spent in this music qualifies me to know what a good mandolin is.  I'm always looking for that ""special"" one.  I stumbled on my Weber custom Bitterroot by accident, really.  I went into the dealer looking for strings, but walked out with the mandolin.  It had the sound I had been looking for, for years!  I've never heard one with such tone as this one and the volume is such that I can lay back & play lightly, and still be out in front of the band!  If I ever get another mandolin, it will be another Weber.
(thanks for sticking with us recently!)"

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