David Bonham sent a message using the contact form at

Greetings Mr.Richardson,

An hour after I e-mail you worrying that my flute maybe ripped-off, it
shows up on my doorstep. What a beautiful instrument it is. Thank you for
the custom Sufi emblem. That really personalized it for me. Full
tone, speaks clean, I could not be more pleased. Thank you so much! Dave

Hey Thomas, I received the flute earlier today, looks beautiful and
sounds even more so. Can't thank you enough. I'll be hitting you up
in the future for a few other items. Peace.

Thomas.

Hi, Thomas,

Could not wait to tell you how amazed I am at the sight and sound of my new Joseph Rivers flute, which arrived today. I have several very special flutes, but this one has instantly become my favorite. How beautiful it is with the special finishes and the wonderful artwork, but even its appearance cannot compare to its voice. It takes so little breath to bring forth such a rich, full sound. It will be my every day companion from now on.

For the 5 feet. i like very much the comfort for fingering. The finger holes are really fantastic. Very comfortable and well designed. Blow hole too.

Very easy to reach the second octave and i can also reach correctly half of the third. Very easy. Need very little breathing to produce nice sounds... Extremely responsive (sometime, i unintentionnally overblow to the third octave... first time with a 5 foot flute for me) a pure joy to play.

So, she is really perfect for me, thanks a lot to you and Nicole.

I absolutely love it the way it is. Tell Nicole that I love the carving, the mountains and night sky are beautiful!!! Thank you so much, I am starting to get the hang of directing the air properly, and it sounds tremendous! Thank you soooo much for building this wonderful Shakuhachi!
~Rachel Clay, US

Thomas and Nicole,

I am very close to being able to purchase a custom flute, and just want to get some more options to choose from. I have recently looked at your gallery, and really liked what I saw. For example:
I loved your fire treating look on one of the custom flutes, the reddish brown burnt marks looked amazing*****
The die work for the 27" Zen flute was superb!!!*****
The detail put into the peacock flute was jaw dropping!*****
I absolutely loved the black bamboo flute, the contrast of light on dark was very new and intriguing to me.*****

Beautiful flute by a truly gifted flute maker. Honored to play this unique instrument, and delighted with the original artwork on it. Highly recommend this flute builder. Thanks so much!

E.

East Coast

Hi, Thomas,
Could not wait to tell you how amazed I am at the sight and sound of my new Joseph Rivers flute, which arrived today. I have several very special flutes, but this one has instantly become my favorite. How beautiful it is with the special finishes and the wonderful artwork, but even its appearance cannot compare to its voice. It takes so little breath to bring forth such a rich, full sound. It will be my every day companion from now on.