<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  Mike</DIV> <DIV>  You've got your finger on the pulse of the issue totally.</DIV> <DIV>   Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  My point is, that as noble and wor= thwhile as the certification effort is, it will only go so far, and only be margin= ally effective because of these inherent obstacles.  The best incentive for an associate to become an RPT is still and will remain, self-improvement.  We can make lots of proposals, rule changing = and  wheel spinning, but there may be no definitive answer to this problem.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike Kurta  </FON= T></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></= DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Dale Erwins Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker Rd. <BR>Modesto, CA 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Specializing in the restoration , service & Sal= es of <BR>Steinway , Mason & hamlin & other fine pianos.<BR>Erwinspiano@aol.com</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>