Bryon Elness, Author at The Ring Finders

Handmade silver dog name tag reunited

  • from Nashville (Tennessee, United States)
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THIS IS AN OLD RECOVERY THAT I JUST FOUND THE INFORMATION I NEEDED TO POST IT.

After a long day of beach hunting at Sea Cliff Beach on March 22, 2023, I decided to go to a local park in Aptos, CA. There was also a dog park there and I chose to detect there first. Among the several modern coins and vaccination tags for dogs, I found a heart shaped silver dog tag engraved with the name Laika. There was a phone number on the other side. I called it and spoke to Laika’s owner. Laika was still alive and well. The owner made the silver dog tag themselves and was relieved to hear that I found it. I mailed it to the owner and they sent me a pic of Laika wearing the name tag.

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Gold Ring Lost in Flowerbed Found With a Metal Detector

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Ben called me on the early evening of July 6th from his home in Nolensville TN and told me that he lost his gold wedding band in his front yard. He was tending to some plants and his hands got wet. His ring fell off of his ringer, bounced off a concrete wall and landed in a flower bed. Ben spent three hours looking for the ring, but couldn’t find it. He did an online search for a metal detecting service in Nashville and my profile on TheRingFinders was the first thing to pop up. I was at Ben’s house in about 30 minutes. After he re-created what he was doing when the ring came off his finger I powered up the metal detector and got to searching. I used my pinpointer to probe around the base of a flowering bush and got a strong signal at the base of the stalk. Ben’s ring was down about 2” in the wet mulch and bark mixture. One of Ben’s neighbors across the street congratulated Ben, and he said he had no idea that there was an online directly of metal detectorists that go around finding people’s lost jewelry. I provided Ben with my card, which has a QR code with a link directly to my RingFinder profile so he can spread the word to his friends, family, co-workers and neighbor about TheRingFinders directory.

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Metal Detector Rental Nashville TN

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Matt called me on July 4th, 2026 after losing his ring in his back yard. He was training his dog on the agility course he has in the spacious back yard, when at some point he lost his ring. What worried Matt was that his landscaper was coming on Monday and feared the ring would either get damaged or flung far, far away. Luckily my plans for going out on the lake today for our Independence Day celebration was a few hours away, and Matt lived less than 30 minutes away. Matt was shocked when I told him I’d meet him within the hour. Traffic was light, so I got there on 35 minutes. Matt showed me the areas in his yard where he had been and just as important where he hadn’t been. Luck was on my side today. I started the search out in the middle of the yard near the flexible tunnel and the second target with my metal detector was Matt’s ring. According to my timer the recovery took a mere one minute and 12 seconds. Matt didn’t see me find the ring, so I surprised him by saying his ring wasn’t in the backyard like he suspected. He had a puzzled look on his face. I told him, “because it’s right here in my hand!” Matt was beyond dumbfounded and was basically speechless for a minute. Matt was very grateful for my immediate response especially on a holiday and the almost instant recovery of his cherished silver, tungsten carbine and diamond wedding ring. Matt admitted that before finding my info on TheRingFinders directory he was looking online to either rent or buy a metal detector to use himself to look for his ring. He then realized that he had no idea how to use a metal detector and it would most likely be a big waste of his time and money, and I could not agree with him any more.

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Lost Gold Ring in Gallatin, TN Found By Nashville Ring Finder

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Alex called me around 7:45PM on July 2nd from a park in Gallatin, TN. He’s from NY and was in TN visiting friends and family at a park and was enjoying a nighttime game of volleyball. Alex had only been on the sand volleyball court for about five minutes and only hit the ball twice when he realized his 22K gold and diamond ring wasn’t on his finger. The game came to a halt and everyone began sifting through the sand with their fingers looking for the heavy gold ring. After about an hour Alex’s brother found my contact info on TheRingFinders directory.

I made the 45 minute drive to Gallatin and met Alex at the park. He and his friends were still playing volleyball on the same court much to my surprise, but maybe they were hoping someone would step on it and feel it under their feet. I began a grid search and immediately began getting lots of signals, resulting in lots of pennies, dimes, pieces of aluminum can and other miscellaneous metal bits. At one hour and twelve minutes into the search I got the tone I was hoping for. It was Alex’s ring, about two inches deep in the sand and at least twenty feet away from where Alex thought his ring would be. Alex was extremely happy and said it would have been very painful for him to return home to NY without that ring.

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Wedding Ring Lost in Harpeth River Found With Metal Detector

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Jeff and his wife were enjoying the cool water of the Harpeth River in beautiful Leiper’s Fork, TN on June 20th when he lost his gold wedding band. They spent hours looking under rocks in the shallow river, which luckily was only six to ten inches deep in that area. Unable to find his ring, a family member of his looked on the internet and found my info on TheRingFinders directory. When Jeff contacted me I was in TX, but I assured him that based on what he told me, it was likely that the ring was nestled down in the rocks and probably even covered in silt from the flowing water, making it even more difficult to find. With Jeff’s hectic work schedule and me being out of town, we aimed for the search to be done today on June 28th. This search was the first of three searches on this day.

We met at the small winery along the river at 10:30 am. The business hadn’t opened yet however there were still about ten people seated in chairs in the shallow spots, enjoying the shade. A nice couple moved their chairs after Jeff mentioned why we were there. As the growing crowd of onlookers watched I continued my search for Jeff’s ring. After a few non-target items like pocket change and pull tabs were detected and removed from the river, I got another signal. Jeff was watching eagerly when I pulled the ring out from under some rocks and asked, “Does it look anything like this?” Everyone was cheering and clapping for Jeff. The pictures don’t do any justice to the river, but in my opinion it was the smiles on Jeff and his wife’s face that meant the most to me.

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Wedding Ring Lost for Two Weeks Found With Metal Detector

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Elia contacted me a week ago regarding her wedding ring being lost in her back yard a week prior. She had handed the ring to her husband when she went swimming and he put the ring in his shorts pocket. He later pulled some car keys from the same pocket and the ring apparently fell somewhere in the yard. Elia’s husband bought a metal detector and tried finding the ring himself, only to become frustrated. When our schedules were aligned I met with Elia and her husband on 06-28-2026. The back yard was expansive, but Elia’s husband showed me the areas where the ring was most likely lost. About 30 minutes into my grid search I got the tone that I was hoping for. Elias’s beautiful ring was concealed deep in the grass, not visible to the naked eye from any angle. Elia and her husband were elated, and I was quite happy myself. Eliza’s husband had already looked into replacing the ring and was shocked when he’d seen how much the price of gold had gone up. This was my second successful ring search on this day.

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Heirloom Ring Lost in Nashville TN Found With a Metal Detector

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Over 200 years this silver Claddagh ring has been in Andrew’s family, passed down from generation to generation. So when Andrew lost the ring while giving his Saint Bernard a bath in the back yard of his Nashville, TN home, he was terrified to say the least. He searched the internet on how to find a lost ring, then realized that the best option was to find an experienced metal detectorist. He found my profile on TheRingFinders website and sent me a text message. I made the short 25 minute drive to his home for what would be my third ring search of the day. In no time at all I had located the ring deep in the lush green grass with my metal detector. The history of this family heirloom ring is awesome and I am honored to be trusted to find it so it can keep the story going.

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Lost Wedding Ring Found With a Metal Detector in Portland, TN

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Aaron found my contact information on TheRingFinders directory after his wife lost her wedding ring in their Portland, TN back yard about a week ago. She actually lost both her engagement and wedding rings at the same time as she was playing with their dogs, but they quickly found the larger engagement ring in the grass. The wedding ring disappeared in the thick grass, and played hard to get even when Aaron used a metal detector to look for the ring himself. This was the second search of the day for me, and was hopefully going to be successful like the first search.

After Aaron showed me where his wife was standing when she lost her rings and where they found the engagement ring, he said he’d leave me to do my thing and he went back in the house. Ten minutes into the search I got the signal I was hoping for. The ring was completely concealed in the thick grass, about twelve feet away from where the engagement ring had been found. Both Aaron and his wife were very happy to have the wedding ring back on her finger with the matching engagement ring. Aaron’s wife had all but given up hope that her ring would be found. It was a great feeling to recover the ring for her.

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Need Help Finding a Ring

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Have you or someone you know lost a ring, bracelet, necklace or even a tiny earring and can’t find it? I’m Bryon, The TN Ring Finder, based in Nashville, TN and I might be able to help find your lost jewelry or other lost item if it has some metal content. Don’t waste your time and money buying or renting a metal detector. I have decades of metal detecting experience and I specialize in locating lost treasures for people. I have several successful recoveries in many of the states that border TN. Call or text me at 615-854-7990 to discuss your situation.

Davis contacted me on 06-23-2026 after he lost his gold wedding band in his back yard. He had placed his ring in the side pocket of an ice chest, and later when he was dumping the ice chest in his back yard, the ring fell from the ice chest pocket. He used a rake to comb through the grass but could not find the ring. We agreed that I would search for the ring on 06-27-2026. Davis asked if he could watch me search and I said he was more than welcome to watch. I warned him that there will be other metal objects in his yard that I will be checking and not to get too excited when he sees me bend down to check a target. After showing me the area where he dumped the ice chest, I powered up the Deus 2 metal detector, started a timer and swung the coil next to the concrete patio and got a strong signal. I was happily surprised that this very first target was in fact Davis’ ring. TEN SECONDS is my new record for a ring recovery, beating my old record of 38 seconds. Sometimes luck is better than skill. Either way Davis was elated. He assured me that he checked the area where I found his ring, and was baffled that he didn’t see it. I spent a few minutes allowing Davis’s young daughter swing the detector over the ring, then use the pinpointer to locate her dad’s ring a second time. It put a smile on her face, so that was an added bonus.

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Lost Ring in Murfreesboro TN Found With Metal Detector

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I got a call from Mitchell on June 6th, 2026 a few hours after he lost a very special ring in his backyard. It was a warm day, so he and his kids had a water balloon fight in their Murfreesboro, TN back yard. He felt the ring fly off his finger. The lush green grass in his yard, or possibly even one of the adjoining neighbor’s yards swallowed up his ring. He spent hours walking barefoot in his yard, hoping he’d find it by stepping on it, to no avail. He then found my information on TheRingFinders directory and gave me a call.

Mitchell’s father had owned the ring for many years and gave it to Mitchell just last year. Mitchell cherishes the ring and had worn it daily, so finding it was a must. I made the 45 minute drive from Nashville and met with Mitchell. He eagerly showed me where the water balloon fight took place. He anxiously watched as I started a grid search with my metal detector, and luckily he didn’t have to wait long. At the five minute mark I got the signal I was hoping for, it was Mitchell’s gorgeous white gold and diamond ring. Needless to say, Mitchell was all smiles. What a great feeling to reunite people with their lost treasures.

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