petrof warranty question

Tvak@aol.com Tvak@aol.com
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:30:19 EDT


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 I've never had to do a warrantied repair outside the confines of the 
dealership for which I have worked, and they always take care of any paper work or 
protocol.     In fact, they usually hear from the client, send me to the client, 
and pay me directly.    So I've never had to deal with the manufacturer 
directly, nor another dealer with which I have no relationship.

Last week, a longtime client of mine with a Petrof grand reported to me that 
she had a broken agraffe.   (I have not seen the agraffe, but we talked on the 
phone, and it's clear that's what happened)   So I called Geneva 
International and ordered a replacement agraffe and asked them about whether this was a 
warrantied item.   (The piano was purchased in 1999.)   He wasn't sure, in that 
agraffes never break.   At least, not all by themselves.   He advised me to 
call the local Petrof dealer where the piano was originally purchased and inform 
them of the problem.   He thought they might be able to contact Petrof and 
get my client reimbursed for the labor.

So I called them and described the problem.   They told me they'd get back to 
me later in the day and never called back.   It's been two days now.

So...what's the correct procedure in a situation like this?   Is there a 
means by which I could talk to Petrof directly?   (I am Czech by heritage, but 
don't speak...)   Should I advise my client to contact the dealer and let them do 
the repair, warranty or not?   

Anybody ever hear of an agraffe breaking all by itself?

Tom Sivak
Chicago

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