Vs: Part-timers again

[Kirsi Lassi]

I'm wondering, does any association test the members again, say every five 
years for ex., to see if they maintain the level that the association claims only
the members have? Or do the associations just trust that after having passed 
the exam to become a member, you're keeping up at least that level, perhaps
even getting better (that's the way at least here in Finland).

And how do people prove they are not part timers? Show their tax papers?

Kirsi Lassi
Finland

>...that we look at somones ability, not the of hours he/she works at a job, to
>determine how good he/she is. Again, as I mentioned, what difference does it
>make how much time you spend working at a job? You can either do it, or you
>can't. There are many full time tuners in the US  who couldn't pass our PTG
>exams, yet some of our best tuners, those who give exams and teach classes are
>part timers. These part timers use piano tuning as a sideline to suppliment
>other carreers, or as in your case, to make ends meet. 
>
>>Just my thoughts.
>
>WIllem Blees  RPT
>St. Louis
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