Bryon Elness, Author at The Ring Finders

Gold Wedding Ring Lost in Clarksville, TN Found With Metal Detector

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I received a call from Adam in Clarksville, TN after he lost his gold wedding band in his backyard earlier today. I was packing up my gear for a ring search in Mississippi, but told Adam that I would make the one hour trip to his house before I had to leave for Mississippi. Adam had been searching online for a metal detector to purchase when he saw TheRingFinders directory, prompting him to wisely contact me, since he had no experience using a metal detector. I found Adam’s ring nestled deep in the grass, completely hidden from the naked eye in no time at all. Today was a great day!

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Heavy Gold Bracelet Lost on College Campus in Nashville TN Found With a Metal Detector

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On March 22nd I received what I would consider a frantic phone call from a young college student named Zorawar regarding a lost gold bracelet. He explained that he was playing baseball in a grassy courtyard area on his college campus when he lost his solid gold bracelet. He had placed it in his shorts pocket so it wouldn’t fly off his wrist as he was throwing the baseball. At some point, the bracelet fell out of his pocket.

He did what many of my clients have done, went and bought a cheap metal detector and began searching on his own. While he was swinging the metal detector, he had several of his close friends walking all over the grassy area looking for his bracelet. As time passed without the bracelet being found, he did an internet search which lead him to me.

Zorawar sent me a pin with his location and I met with him about thirty minutes after his initial call. I knew time was against us since the college campus is flooded with students and non-students, and realistically there could be someone who would find it and keep it for themselves. I powered up my XP Deus 2 metal detector and began a systematic grid search of the area, even going beyond the boundaries that Zorawar suggested.

After about thirty minutes of searching with my metal detector, it was my eyes that located the gold bracelet.

Understandably, Zorawar was frantic after he lost the bracelet and his mind was going 100 miles per hour. There were very few patches of thick grass that could have concealed the bracelet. All that was needed was a slow, methodical and systematic grid search, and the end result is a very happy and thankful young man. The bracelet has religious significance and Zorawar has worn it every day for the last eight years. Now he gets to keep that routine going. It was truly a great day for both of us.

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Gold and Diamond Wedding Ring Lost in Nashville, TN Found by the TN Ring Finder AGAIN

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Roy called me on Feb. 21st after losing his gold and diamond wedding ring while landscaping at one of his client’s property. I was metal detecting in Florida, but assured Roy that his ring would still be in the area where he lost it when I returned to Nashville. I met Roy at his client’s expansive property on Feb. 24th and was briefed by Roy where he believed the ring flew off his finger. Within about ten minutes of turning on my metal detector I got the signal I was hoping for. Roy’s ring was buried under several inches of wood chips, bark, pine needles and loose soil. In November of 2025 Roy lost the same ring on the same client’s property and yours truly found it for him. It was a pleasure to help out my very first repeat customer.

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Metal Detector Used to Find Property Pins in Nashville, TN

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I received a call from Harley on this cold February day from his home in E. Nashville. Harley needed property pins located and gave me call after getting outrageous quotes from a surveying company. I arrived at Harley’s home within an hour and found our targets.

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Gold and Diamond Engagement Ring Lost in the Snow Found With a Metal Detector in Nolensville, TN

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I received a frantic call from Kyley during a snow storm in Middle Tennessee. She explained that she was removing her gloves in the front yard when her engagement ring flew off of her finger and landed in the snow. What made this ring extra sentimental was the fact that her fiancé had it custom made for her in the Virgin Islands before they traveled there a few months ago, which is where her fiancé proposed to her. Kyley had access to a pinpointer metal detector and tried unsuccessfully to find her ring, while the snow continued falling, further burying her ring deeper in the snow. She was smart and covered the area where she suspected the ring was with a thick blanket. She and her fiancé went to the local department store to look for a full-size metal detector, but in the meantime found my contact info on TheRingFinders website. Fortunately I have a very capable 4X4 to make the 30 minute drive on the snow covered roads to Kyley’s house. Indeed Kyley’s gorgeous engagement ring was found hidden under the snow, covered with the blanket that she placed over it. Kyley cried tears of joy and gave me a big hug. When she put the ring on her finger, she said, “Back where you belong.” Recovering lost treasures for nice people like Kyley never gets old.

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Lost Gold Wedding Ring Found with Metal Detector in Springfield, TN

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Yesterday Noel lost his gold wedding band in his yard while building a fence on his property in Springfield, TN. The ring was made from the gold sourced from his wife’s family, so it was very sentimental to him. I gathered my gear and arrived at his property within an hour. Noel briefed me how he thought he lost his ring, however he didn’t feel the ring come off his finger, so he pointed out all areas of the property where he’d been working. After about one hour and fifteen minutes into the search I got the signal that I had been working for. There was ring, hidden deep in the grass and fallen leaves. Noel explained that he had thought about buying a cheap metal detector after he lost the ring, but came to his senses and looked for help from an experienced detectorist. Bluebird clear skies, cool crisp air, meeting nice people and re-uniting them with their lost treasures, it doesn’t get much better than this.

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Gold Wedding Band Lost in Murfreesboro, Found with a Metal Detector

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Alvaro was digging in his front yard to find a leaking pipe when he lost his gold wedding band. He bought a metal detector at a hardware store and tried for hours how to use, but all it did was make a constant chattering noise. His wife, Katie, did an online search and located me on TheRingFinders directory. Due to weather we held off on the search for a few days. On today’s date, 01-11-2026, it was a clear day, although a bit cold and windy. I arrived at 9am as promised and was briefed by Alvaro where he thought the ring could be. Three minutes and fourteen seconds later, I got the signal on my XP Deus 2 metal detector that I was hoping for. It was a pleasure finding Alvaro’s wedding band and meeting the young couple. Finding lost treasures for people that have all but given up hope of ever seeing that treasure again is a great feeling.

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Parts from broken equipment found by metal detectorist in Middle TN

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I met Tom at his gorgeous property in the hills of Middle TN to search for some parts from a piece of machinery that were lost almost five months ago near a creek at the back of the property. Tom said he had some friends with metal detectors search for the items, but they were unsuccessful in finding the missing parts. One of Tom’s co-workers did an online search and found my information on TheRingFinders directory. Tom expressed how important it was that these two missing pieces were found. He showed me the areas where he last saw the missing parts back in July, before the ground was covered in fallen leaves. Within an hour I was able to locate both pieces that Tom needed. This just goes to show that it’s not always expensive jewelry or lost car keys that people need our help finding.

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Men’s White Gold Wedding Ring with Diamonds Found in Nashville with a Metal Detector

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I got a text from Nicole on Nov. 12th at about 4PM. She said her husband, Roy, was working at a home in Nashville today when he lost his white gold wedding band in the front yard. Nicole explained that the front yard was huge, however the area where Roy thought he lost his ring was confined to a much smaller area. She said Roy had already rented a metal detector and looked for his ring for several hours, along with his brother and the owner of the property. With sunset at 4:45PM tonight Nicole was worried about it being too dark for me to search for the ring. No worries I told her, telling her that I am well equipped for nighttime searches in the dark.

I arrived at the large estate in the Green Hills area of Nashville and met with Roy. After be showed me the areas of the front yard where he had been working, I fired up my metal detector, started a stopwatch and began a grid search. Just before the thirteen minute mark I located Roy’s ring in some wood chips adjacent to the concrete front porch to the residence. This was the first ring recovery for me where I actually saw the ring with my eyes before swinging the metal detector coil over it. It is Fall, so it’s quite possible that the ring had been concealed by fallen leaves and by the time I arrived they were blown away by the cool Fall breeze.

What’s important is that Roy was reunited with his wedding ring. He said he would have lost a lot of sleep if it wasn’t found. Roy thanked me and said now he will be able to pass his ring on to his son one day.

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Lost Platinum and Diamond Engagement Ring Found in Nashville, TN

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Greg contacted me on the afternoon of November 10th after finding me on TheRingFinders website. He explained that his fiancé, Jenn, lost her platinum and diamond engagement ring in or near the parking lot of his condo in Nashville. I was several hours away, but told Greg I could be there at 10 PM that night, or the following afternoon. Greg asked that I conduct the search the following day when I was available. I met Greg at his complex at around noon and he showed me the areas where he and Jenn thought the ring might have come off her finger while she was making an exaggerated movement. It did not look promising since this search area was about 85% paved asphalt parking with sidewalks on three sides and narrow grassy areas making up the other 15%. My fear was that it was lost on the asphalt and found by another nearby resident.

I used my XP Deus 2 metal detector and began grid searches on the grassy areas on either side of the asphalt parking area, finding only junk metal and a few coins. I then began searching the narrow landscaping strip filled with thick ivy and shrubs that Jenn was facing when her ring flew off her finger. This landscape strip was NINETY feet away from where Jenn had been standing. There was also a tall chain link fence down the entire length of that strip with the other side being inaccessible to me. Although I thought it was very unlikely that Jenn’s ring ended up ninety feet away from her, I continued my grid search of this area. After checking no less than fifty signals which consisted mostly of pull tabs, pocket change and other miscellaneous junk metal, I got a strong signal that piqued my interest. Deep amongst the ivy leaves, entirely hidden from plain sight was Jenn’s stunning engagement ring.

I dusted the ring off before sharing the good news with Greg, who was looking through the ivy about fifty feet to my left. I showed Greg a handful of the pull tabs, coins and other metal stuff that I had removed from the ivy. Greg had a somber look on his face, believing that those were the only things I had found. I then pulled Jenn’s ring from my pocket and said, “and then I found this! Does this look like her ring.” The look on his face was priceless. This was an absolutely gorgeous ring and I was super excited to recover it for Greg and Jenn. I kinda enjoy being “that guy with a metal detector” when people tell stories about their lost treasures being found when they feared they were lost forever.

So before Greg initially contacted me, he thought about buying a metal detector to search for the ring himself. He then did more research online and read that learning how to use a metal detector properly can takes quite a long time, and time was not on his side. He made the right decision by contacting an experienced metal detectorist (me in this case). More often than not when people buy a metal detector to find their lost items, they only get frustrated with the machine because they don’t know how to use it. A high percentage of the jewelry recoveries that I have done were cases where the owner, their friend or family member of theirs used a metal detector to look for the item themselves, and admit to even swinging the coil over the exact location where I found the item with one of my detectors. When I offer to show my clients how to use the metal detector that they bought or borrowed, they always say thanks, but no thanks, and say they would rather just call me instead, and I’m good with that.

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