Biographical Information Ron Pivovar Ron grew up within the environment of ethnic music in Western Pennsylvania; this influence began a life-long interest in music. As a youngster Ron studied music on several instruments and began playing in polka and wedding bands at the age of 14. Ron’s recordings are an original and unique hybrid of European button accordion music styles with a strong influence of Cleveland Style button accordion polka music. The accordions used in these recordings include diatonic instruments: three are Zupan accordions in the keys of G/C/F/Bb, Bb/Eb/Ab/Eb, A/D/G/C, a Matt Rote accordion in the key of Bb/Eb/Ab/Db, a Mervar accordion in the key of G/C/F/Bb, and a Grabnar 12 Bass Chromatic accordion.