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Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.

Luthier Julyan Wallis gets to grips with a semi-acoustic guitar that has spanned three generations. Pete Rout and his son, Tom, have put their faith in Julyan to save the beloved instrument that has been silent for over 40 years. First played by Pete's father, it was passed it on to Pete when he was a young man, who then learnt to play it himself. Now Tom is now next in line, eager to continue the legacy. The guitar holds so many memories for this talented family. Sadly, it is now a shadow of its former self - the back panel is split, strings are missing, the pit guard is off and the frets are worn. Julyan has a long to do list - he strips it down, gets it structurally sound and then cleans and revives it but is careful to leave certain areas of wear to preserve the soul of the instrument.

Feroz Jafferji is next to the barn, in order to see horologist Steve Fletcher. He brings with him a wall clock that was lost, before being found 44 years later, across two continents. The century-old clock, in its mahogany case, took pride of place in Feroz鈥檚 family home in Zanzibar, but a political revolution meant the family were split up and the clock was sent away for safekeeping. Now reunited with the clock by a twist of fate, Feroz dreams of hearing it tick and chime again.

Kirsten Ramsay rises to the challenge when a beautiful but broken bowl is delivered from Cornwall by Charlotte Vellacott and her aunt, Mary. The bowl was Charlotte鈥檚 mother's most treasured possession. Unfortunately, Charlotte broke the bowl as a child, and it was banished to a box for decades. Charlotte lost her mother recently, and having the bowl repaired is very important to the family. The bowl has a lustre glaze, which is notoriously difficult to recreate, but Kirsten鈥檚 decades of experience and talent means she is the perfect woman for the job. Each piece of the puzzle is carefully cleaned before being glued together with precision accuracy. The delicate colours and pearlised finish are impressively replicated, and the family are overwhelmed to see it as it should be.