The following thread:
http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/005123.html

has raised some questions I have regarding just how 'non transferable' owner US warranties work.

1) Is the manufacterer's warranty ONLY granted:
a) to the person who actually purchased the item
or:
b) to the person's name 'written in' on the warranty card returned to the manufacterer?

Some receipts, especially from big box stores (Guitar Center, etc) don't include the purchaser's name, so how would the manufacterer know who actually originally purchased the product, especially if it was a cash transaction? Also, if you do send in the warranty card, there's always the off chance it never reached the manufacterer, especially since most warranty cards these days are basically just postcard size thin pieces of paper which can easily get lost in the US mail system.

2) Suppose I want to purchase a keyboard as a gift for someone but want to keep the price I paid discrete. Does that mean that the gift recipient doesn't actually own the keyboard, and that all warranty service would have to go through me?

3) How about those stores that offer a 30 day return policy and advise you to wait until close to the end of the 30 day period before sending in the warranty card? Who's covered during that period?

The bottom line question is: What specific document(s) does the manufacterer use to determine if warranty service will be provided or not: The person listed on the warranty card or the actual invoice receipt itself?

I hope somebody can help 'clear up' the confusion.

Thanks,

Scott