<html> Dave, I once had a car which I purchased new and paid extra for an extended warranty.  The differential was defective and died some time after the manufacturer's warranty was out.  The dealer fixed it, and when I went to pick up the car I was ushered into an office and asked for proof that I had been servicing the car properly.  I had kept good records and receipts, so I showed my records and the fellow pointed out that I had gone 6,500 miles between oil changes at one point, and that invalidates the extended warranty contract.  I would have to pay for the differential repairs, even though changing the engine oil had no effect whatsoever on the differential at the rear of the car! I then pulled out my original owner's manual and showed the fellow that the original factory -recommended oil change interval was 7,500 miles.  He was flabbergasted, and had to authorize the bill. It's nice to win one once in a while.  In that case the requirement for regular service was specified in the contract I signed when purchasing the extended warranty, and I had read the fine print.  In the case of product warranties this kind of clause could be put in there, but most manufacturers wouldn't do that, as it would look bad. Don Mannino RPT At 09:50 AM 11/14/2002 -0600, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I would hope that lack of service in one area would not void a warranty in another.  Example:  I have an Excursion with a 75,000 mile warranty.  I follow all the manufacture's guidelines about oil, filter etc.  I have also treated the leather seats.  However, if I failed to use leather conditioning on the seats, would that void the warranty on the engine?  I really hope not. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  *********** On 11/14/2002 at 8:40 AM Vanderhoofven wrote: >I wrote: >> >>When the customer blows  off service like this, it is like driving >50,000 >>miles and never changing >> >> the oil in the Lexus or Porsche. > >Terry Farrell wrote: >> >Have to disagree with this analogy. 50,000 miles without an oil change >> >WILL cause excessive wear on internal engine components. How in the >world >> >will lack of tuning and voicing negatively affect (or cause) a loose >tuning >> >pin? I see no relation. This is a defect. (IMHO.) > >Ed Foote wrote: >>I agree.  Lack of tuning shouldn't damage anything in the pinblock. >>Regards, >>Ed Foote RPT > > >I apologize about my hasty reply.  You gentlemen are correct.  Lack of >service will not cause damage to the pinblock.  Thanks for pointing out my >bad analogy. > >Still the question remains, does lack of service for 5 years void a >warranty? > >Sincerely, >David A. Vnderhoofven >Joplin, MO > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________ _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</a> </blockquote></html>