In The News Category | The Ring Finders

Lost your ring, other valuable jewelry, cellphone, keys, or other metal object…call or text Brian Carpenter at (814)244-2300 as soon as possible. I am a ring recovery/metal detecting specialist serving Pittsburgh, Indiana (PA), and most of Western PA. Why rent a metal detector when you can get a trained operator with top of the line equipment at the same time…

While it is always a blessing to make a recovery for my clients this one and the last have been nothing short of miracles! There is no way I make them without some devine intervention and some additional help from St. Anthony and I pray it continues.

I was contacted by Alex who said he lost his ring after he slipped and fell in the snow. After he fell and got up his ring had disappeared in the snow. This was no ordinary ring…as you will see from the picture it was a monster gold ring with diamonds, maybe my largest recovery to date.

I met Alex outside of an apartment complex where he stated he lost his ring. It has been almost a week since he lost it and I had talked to a maintenance worker who stated that they had recently done some additional snow removal. Alex showed me the patch of snow he thought he had lost his ring. The maintenance guy stated that it looked like someone had fell in another area too. Alex was pretty sure he knew where he slipped but after almost a week he wasn’t entirely positive based on what the worker had said. I started to search the first area to no avail. There were some good sounds but when we uncovered the ground – nothing! I then moved to the other area the maintenance man mentioned and checked it. I was unable to locate anything good…there was a lot of interference from the sidewalk and other targets. I had been using my trusty Garrett AT Pro but thought it might be time for the Minelab Manticore. Maybe the 2D screen could provide some additional help. I hit the area again but with negative results. In the meantime Alex was trying to get in touch with his friend to get some more information about the area we should be concentrating on. I was becoming frustrated that I could not find it, from Alex’s description of the ring it should have been screaming in my headset like I was at an AC/DC concert. After we had moved snow, checked the area thoroughly several times I was deflated. I started to check some other random areas where I had yet to look. I went on the opposite side of the sidewalk and overtop of about a 5 foot snowpile. Towards the top of the pile I got a sound but it wasn’t overwhelming. None the less I was like what in the heck could be in the top of the snowbank. I got out my pinpointer and started to search and there I could see the glint of gold. I could not believe my eyes. I said to Alex there it is…at first he did not see it. Then he looked again and we pulled it out of the snow.

Alex was estatic to say the least and I was in disbelief. Based on my observations the maintenance worker must have scooped it up on his shovel and deposited it where we found it. Hence, my opening, there is no way I make this recovery without some extra assistance! As always it was great to make a (miracle) recovery and meet another kind and generous client.

Lost your ring, other valuable jewelry, cellphone, keys, or other metal object…call or text Brian Carpenter at (814)244-2300 as soon as possible. I am a ring recovery/metal detecting specialist serving Pittsburgh, Indiana (PA), and most of Western PA. Why rent a metal detector when you can get a trained operator with top of the line equipment at the same time…

I was contacted by Joshua who stated his wife had lost her gold wedding ring in the snow in front of a house in Pittsburgh. They were visiting from New York  and the ring had fallen off of her finger outside of their car. I was able to make plans to search for the ring the next morning.

I arrived to find out that while the ring was lost out in front of the house it was along the street rather than in a driveway. I met Joshua who showed me where he had parked. Two days had passed and of course they had been searching and people were moving snow as they shoveled out parking spaces and sidewalks. I inspected the area and my heart started to sink. This looked next to impossible. On the curb next to where they had parked was a neighbor’s garbage to include a trash can, an old air conditioner and what looked like a stack of old shelving. Just as an added bonus to what looked like an incredible task was the fact that the temperature was in the single digits.

I started to search, got a pretty promising sound and began combing through the snow. I forgot to mention this was an old cobblestone street. As I got down under the ice I found an copper penny in one of the cracks on the roadway. I was starting to prepare for this to be a VERY long haul. I started to move around the car and to the area of the neighbor’s trash. As I moved around the plastic trash can I got another pretty good hit. I got out my pinpointer and it was a relatively small target. While removing the snow to find the target I caught a glimpse of gold that disappeared back into the white fluffy snow. I dug down and finally there it was – the ring! I hate to say it but I was in disbelief. I have said it before but this was nothing more than simply devine intervention!! I had only been searching for about 20 minutes or so when I found the ring.

I took the ring to the house and gave it to Joshua. He was amazed and very happy that I recovered it. Then I found out they were newlyweds and had been married for just a week. They were returning to New York the next day. As always it was a pleasure to meet another kind and generous client and return their lost ring.