Arling Shaeffer
Arling Shaeffer 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.
Works
Books
Arling Shaeffer's Barn Dance: World's Greatest Collection of Quadrilles, Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes with All Calls The Washburn Mandolin Method Elite Mandolin Instructor Elite Guitar Instructor The Ideal Harp Instructor Elite Collection for Guitar: A Volume of Charming Instrumental Solos- ''The Elite Method for the Ukulele: New System''