Arling Shaeffer

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File:Arling Shaeffer Elite Mandolin Instructor.jpg
The book Elite Mandolin Instructor by Arling Shaeffer, published by Lyon and Healy, Chicago, 1891.
File:Arling Shaeffer Elite Guitar Instructor.jpg
The book Elite Guitar Instructor by Arling Shaeffer, published by Lyon and Healy, Chicago, 1895.

Arling Shaeffer (1859 – February 21, 1943) was an American composer and arranger.[1]

Shaeffer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1859.[2] He was also a musician known for his mastery of fretted instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, ukulele,[1][2] and banjo.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

Shaeffer died in Marinette, Wisconsin on February 21, 1943 and was buried in Fond du Lac.[7]

Works

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Books

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  • Arling Shaeffer's Barn Dance: World's Greatest Collection of Quadrilles, Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes with All Calls (1933)[8]
  • The Washburn Mandolin Method (1898)[8]
  • Elite Mandolin Instructor (1891)[8]
  • Elite Guitar Instructor (1896)[8]
  • The Ideal Harp Instructor (1894)[8]
  • Elite Collection for Guitar: A Volume of Charming Instrumental Solos[8]
  • The Elite Method for the Ukulele: New System (1919)[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Brian Torosian, editor, Opern-Revue, Volume 2, Digital Guitar Archive, 2007, page 12.
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  5. ^ Amazon.com, ELITE MANDOLIN INSTRUCTOR by Arling Shaeffer.
  6. ^ Meantone.com, Arling Shaeffer, Elite Guitar Instructor. Archived June 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Arling Schaeffer. 1943. Marinette Eagle-Star (February 24): 6.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g OCLC Research, Search Results, "Shaeffer, Arling".

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