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)