Arling Shaeffer

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Arling Shaeffer (1859 – February 21, 1943) was an American composer and arranger.[https://books.google.com/books?id=kcWdKFuWKiAC&dq=Arling+Shaeffer%2C+Elite+mandolin+instructor&pg=PA12 Brian Torosian, editor, Opern-Revue, Volume 2, Digital Guitar Archive, 2007, page 12.]

Shaeffer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1859.{{citation |title=Great American Marches, Polkas and Grand Concert Waltzes for Acoustic Guitar |author=Douglas Back |year=2011 |isbn=9781610650502}} He was also a musician known for his mastery of fretted instruments such as the guitar, mandolin, ukulele, and banjo.{{cite news|title=Today's Radio Programs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7014982/arling_shaeffer_1859/|newspaper=New Castle Herald|date=May 3, 1924|page=12|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 14, 2016 }} {{Open access}}{{cite news|title=Returns from Guild Session |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7015031/arling_shaeffer_1859/|newspaper=The Evening News|date=June 2, 1925|page=6|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 14, 2016 }} {{Open access}} 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.[https://www.amazon.com/ELITE-MANDOLIN-INSTRUCTOR-Arling-Shaeffer/dp/B001UQSQJU Amazon.com, ELITE MANDOLIN INSTRUCTOR by Arling Shaeffer.][https://www.meantone.com/MusicDownloads/ArlingShaeffer/ArlingShaeffer.html Meantone.com, Arling Shaeffer, Elite Guitar Instructor.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624203512/https://www.meantone.com/MusicDownloads/ArlingShaeffer/ArlingShaeffer.html |date=June 24, 2013 }}

Shaeffer died in Marinette, Wisconsin on February 21, 1943 and was buried in Fond du Lac.Arling Schaeffer. 1943. Marinette Eagle-Star (February 24): 6.