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<DIV>Dave,</DIV>
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<DIV>If you mean must the CTEs physically re-take the tuning exam =
and pass
it at 90% or above every 5 years, my understanding is No, that is not a
requirement; nor would I want them to have to do so. However, they must =
be
recertified every 5 years via a written exam to ensure that they =
are
up-to-date on the tuning exam process.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Our CTEs as well as all the RPTs who give our exams are generally =
well
qualified and up-to-date on the our exams. Every exam I've =
participated in,
all the examiners gave "above and beyond" to help the examinees =
understand what
they were doing correctly and where they needed to improve. As I said =
before,
it's a great learning experience for all involved.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gina</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gina Carter</DIV>
<DIV>Charlotte NC</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:studiorenaud@qc.aibn.com" =
title=studiorenaud@qc.aibn.com>David
Renaud</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 06, 1999 =
1:05
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RPT's ... tested =
or
grandfathered?? Thank you</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>My understanding as well, <BR>is that CTE's must =
re-exam each 5
years <BR>to keep the examiners status. <BR>So they could never be =
much out of
date <BR>on the evaluation end. <BR>Perhaps someone could confirm that =
I am
correct about this.
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Dave Renaud
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<P>Brian Trout wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <FONT color=#000000><FONT =
size=-1>I wish to
extend my sincere thanks to those of you who responded to my query =
about
grandfathering. I reread my original post again, and it could =
have
been taken in a sarcastic manor. Thank you all for taking it =
in the
way it was intended, in sincerity.</FONT></FONT> <FONT =
size=-1>A number
of people e-mailed me privately as well as posting on the =
list. Just
to give you an idea of the general tone, there were some who saw no
problems, and some who saw severe problems. Fortunately, the =
general
feeling was that the most severe of the problems were more than a =
just a
year or two ago, and that overall, the testing materials and =
procedures have
improved to the point of being quite good, unbiased, and
fair.</FONT> <FONT size=-1>I appreciated the good well =
mannered
responses, and I thank you for your input. You really have set =
my mind
more at ease about this.</FONT> <FONT size=-1>Hope you all =
are having a
nice weekend.</FONT> <FONT =
size=-1>Sincerely,</FONT> <FONT
size=-1>Brian Trout</FONT><FONT size=-1>Quarryville, =
Pa.</FONT><FONT
size=-1><A
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href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT>&nb=
sp;
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