National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
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Don Krance is a rare craftsman. He builds, repairs, and tunes accordions. He learned
his trade from a master accordion-
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-
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 -
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