The KMC Story
Richard Kulesh, Sr. started manufacturing banjo tone tings in 1987 for Gibson Musical Instruments under the name of the then family business “Anti-Friction Products, Inc.” In 1991, AFP became “Extraordinary Music Components” when AFP closed. From 1991 on, Richard Sr. focused on innovative new directions to take banjo tone ring development. In 1993, the legendary Kulesh 10-hole, centrifugally spun tone ring was developed, and was met with very open arms by the bluegrass banjo world. Tragically, Richard Sr. passed away in a motorcycle accident while riding in Rosarito, Mexico (about 60 miles South of San Diego, CA) on February 18th, 1996. Richard Kulesh, Jr. continued in the tradition of making high quality banjo components for the banjo world. His additions have included the Powerful Big-10 centrifugally spun tone ring, the archtop to flathead conversion ring the Retrotone tone ring and the Vintage-20 tone rings, to name a few.  Rick still continues in his father's footsteps to this day with Kulesh Musical Components.Use the link below to learn more about the origins of Kulesh Musical Components from a very enlightening article titled, "Richard Kulesh - Tone Ring Alchemist", originally published in the October 1993 edition of the Banjo Newsletter. |
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The Best of KMC
Kulesh AT/FH Conversion - Silver
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Kulesh AT/FH Conversion - Raw
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Kulesh Big Ten - Nickel
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Kulesh AT/FH Conversion - Gold
Kulesh AT/FH Conversion - Chrome
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What folks are saying...
The Vintage 20 hole Kulesh tone ring has a very authentic tone quality, which is as close to the vintage 1930's flathead banjos as any tone ring we have heard. The tone is very well balanced all the way up the fingerboard. - Janet Davis |
