PETOSA ACCORDIONS

Arts Entertainment and Leisure > Musical Instruments

Founder, Carlo Petosa, passionately began crafting accordions by hand, one at a time; a practice that continues to this very day. He was unaware that he was giving birth to a legacy that would pass down to his son, grandson and now great grandson; who would continue to carry on the same tradition spanning a century of accordion manufacturing.As a child in Italy, Carlo loved the accordion. He recalls, ‘I was crazy about accordions, and I was determined to have one but my father always said they cost too much. We argued frequently about this until finally with the first money I earned, I bought one’. At the age of 16, Carlo emigrated from Italy to the United States. During his young adult years, Carlo traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast performing on Vaudeville’s Pantages Circuit as an accordionist. Ending up in San Francisco, he became more interested in the workings of his instrument than playing. There, Carlo served an apprenticeship at the Guerrini Accordion Factory. Before planting his roots, Carlo wanted to visit the Pacific Northwest. Upon his arrival he decided to stay, marry and raise a family. The rest is history..

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