Help! Misplaced musical instruments

CrescentMoonPye

My sims keep putting down their guitars and violins in places I cant ever find them again. I suppose theyd lose the keyboard too if I ever put it into their inventory.

Does anyone have links/threads/tricks that help me locate/retrieve these items so I can put them back into the sims inventory? Im sick and tired of having to buy them new ones every time they put them down somewhere.
Last time, my sim went to work and came back home without his guitar. Grim only knows where the hay he put it down!! Annoying flaky habit they have developed and it must be remedied.

Any help would be very appreciated

p.s. I got my 9th anniversary badge today. Wild.

rosemow

Hello
When your sim gets home, try checking to see if the musical instrument is in their household inventory, in build mode.

LindsaySeddon1

Violins drive me mad for this reason, they're tiny and because you can only put them on the floor it takes ages to find them when they've been moved. You should be able to put them on a desk or something.

Sorry, I can't help, but wanted to join in the frustration.

CrescentMoonPye

Lol, Lindsay. Thats OK, it's always nicer to know yer sufferin in company anyway. ^_^

And rosenow, no - theyve never shown up in the household inventory no matter how many ways I tried (town changes, in out of build, etc.). It was the first place I checked thinking theyd be in there, if anywhere.

CrescentMoonPye

I just bought 'my kid' another violin and its gone again. I've looked everywhere and both inventories too. Are her little friends taking them after they play them? O.o
I believe in gremlins more every day now. I think theyre kleptomaniacal musical instrument lovers/hoarders.

bshag4lv

If you are into mods, scumbumbo has a wonderful mod that keeps instruments in inventory. I couldn't do without it.

CrescentMoonPye

That sounds like nice help, bshag. I dont do mods, but others do so thanks for the info cuz Im sure its going to help somebody who tries it.