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Arling Shaeffer



Arling Shaeffer (1859 – February 21, 1943) was an American composer and arranger.

Shaeffer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1859. He was also a musician known for his mastery of fretted instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, ukulele, and banjo. He wrote a mandolin method book, Elite Mandolin Instructor, published by Lyon and Healy in 1891, and a guitar method book, the Elite Guitar Instructor, published in 1895.

Shaeffer died in Marinette, Wisconsin on February 21, 1943 and was buried in Fond du Lac.

Books

  • Arling Shaeffer's Barn dance : world's greatest collection of quadrilles, jigs, reels, and hornpipes with all calls (1933)
  • The Washburn mandolin method (1898)
  • Elite mandolin instructor (1891)
  • Elite guitar instructor (1896)
  • The ideal harp instructor (1894)
  • Elite collection for guitar: a volume of charming instrumental solos
  • The Elite method for the ukulele: new system (1919)
  • References

    Arling Shaeffer Wikipedia