He worked as a teacher for mandolin and guitar in Berlin. Self-published, he edited pieces for guitar alone and vocals and guitar. In Berlin he gave a concert with his double sextet in 1920, where he also performed solo (“Gedanke” by Anton Gräffer, 1786-1852) and his daughter Erna Redlinger (1900-1945) performed “Légende” by Auguste Zurfluh. In 1921 he advertised: “Guitar, lute, mandolin school - Ferdinand and Erna Redlinger, Berlin-Friedenau, Sponholzstr. 27”. Redlinger was conductor of the „Redlinger Guitar and Mandolin Association”. (Rainer Stelle)