KEY LEAVES® is a Seattle-based family business specializing in wind instrument care products that keep your instrument clean, better sounding, and more comfortable. Our first patented product featured tiny green leaf-shape props that open saxophone keys to air dry after play. This helps horns play better and last longer with less repair expense.

Key Leaves was founded by Rulon Brown, a professional saxophone player and music teacher who grew up repairing horns at his local music store. Like all saxophonists, Rulon ran into the problem of sticky key pads that cause playing malfunction and costly repair. So he created Key Leaves natural-care products to eliminate sticky keys and help musicians sound their best.

Since we started in 2018, Key Leaves has won praise from world-class players and repair techs, and critical acclaim beyond any wind instrument accessory maker from the last 75 years.

Rulon Brown began as a self-taught designer making products by hand in his garage. Building on the success of Key Leaves, Rulon grew the patent and product portfolio to include Barinana™ bari cleaners, GapCap® end caps, Vent Vine™ key props, Spit Sponge™ pad dryers, and the RULON product line.

When a RULON product helps a child with small hands start learning saxophone, a creative soul grabs hold of musical adventure. When our magnetic travel screwdriver gives a quick fix to an instrument before showtime, the artist takes the stage with confidence. When our ergonomic key risers and thumb rests help a musician play with less pain, their music can sing. RULON help you get comfortable and play. That inspires us to keep drafting, sculpting, testing, and crafting radically useful music gear so you sound your best and look great doing it.

"Life improves most radically when we dare to ask what is no longer needed. It's fuel for invention. I love to refine prodcut ideas and question tradition because it starts a slow motion improv where the end performance is something you hold in your hands, use repeatedly, and share with others." - Rulon Brown