National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123

USA

 

E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com

Phone: 216-261-3263

Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA

Fax: 216-261-4134

 

Don Krance is a rare craftsman. He builds, repairs, and tunes accordions. He learned his trade from a master accordion-maker, John Mikus, his wife's uncle, when he moved to Cleveland in 1952, from Yukon, Pennsylvania.

 

Don has tuned the accordions of most of the polka accordion maestros, such as Joey Miskulin, Walter Ostanek, Johnny and Jeff Pecon. He became in deman after tuning Bob Timko's accordion to what is the genuine Cleveland-Style polka sound.

 

For 16 years, Don was the leader of a group of accordion players who played each year at the Colorado Polka Festival. He also lead the Euclid Slovenian Chromatic Accordion Club for a decade. Don credits accordion builder Tony Vardian with helping him to hone his skills in accordion craftsmanship, and Don's brother Ernie for his help.

 

Inducted 2003

 

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame

 

Trustees Honor Roll Recipient

 

DON KRANCE

 

1933 - 2007

 

 

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