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<DIV align=left>A resume is an adverstisement of sorts...it's=
selling you. CTE is not to be written anywhere=
and the fact that you explain it (Certified Tuning Examiner)=
certainly gives some idea of what CTE is. Apparently=
Council has to spell it out more clearly. It should simply=
state you can't write CTE anywhere after your name. Come=
on Wim...</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>David I.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>----- Original message=
----------------------------------------><BR>From: <<A=
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A>><BR>To:=
<<A=
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received:=
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:08:25 EST<BR>Subject: Re: (no=
subject)</DIV>
<DIV align=left><BR>In a message dated 3/17/04 2:39:01 PM Central=
Standard Time, kswafford@earthlink.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;=
BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I find myself in=
disagreement with Wim over his use of the acronym CTE <BR>on a=
web site, since this use clearly implies a credential. Implying=
a <BR>credential was just the sort of use we intended to=
strongly discourage.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>This is what my web site says. (I composed it)</DIV>
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<P><B>Willem Blees</B>, Piano technician.
<DIV align=justify>BS. Ed. Northern Illinois University. MS Mus.=
Ed University of Illinois. Registered Piano Technician (RPT) and=
Certified Tuning Examiner (CTE) in the Piano Technicians Guild=
(PTG). Served on the PTG Board of Directors as Central West=
Regional Vice President from 1985 - 87. Instructor at numerous=
PTG sponsored seminars and technical institutes. Avid handbell=
player, composer and arranger and conductor. Piano technician at=
the University of Alabama since 2001. </DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>Is this wrong?</DIV>
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<DIV align=justify>Wim </DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>