Charlie's piano was seen in the episode "Fire + Water", and provided a metaphor for Charlie's feelings of family and his urge to "save" them. The piano, a Kawai studio upright, was given to Charlie by his mother Megan Pace at Christmas, when Charlie was eight years old (this can be calculated due to Liam's toy present, Voltron, popular in 1984 when Charlie would be eight). In a dream Charlie had of this scene, his mother said that with the piano Charlie would become successful and would "save" them. It remained with Charlie throughout his time in the band Drive Shaft, being used when Charlie composed new songs.