<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>Dave,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Here's the way it works (from someone in the same process).  First= , you must pass the written test.  From that point you have four years to= pass both the tech and the tuning exam, in no particular order.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As for the tuning end of it, finding a mentor would be ideal.  You= can also use your ETD as a teaching device, though with that approach it's not h= ard to get lazy!  Keep at it, read everything you can.  There have bee= n several articles in the journal by Bill Bremmer and others about specific th= ings to strive for in aural tuning.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good luck to you!  </DIV> <DIV><BR>I'm taking my tech test tomorrow...wish me luck!  If I pass, t= he tuning test will be my last hurdle!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/30/05 12:08:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 741662027@theshusters.org writes:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>List:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is there a maximum time window for completing all three tests in the RP= T exam?</DIV> <DIV>I have heard mixed comments on this question and would like to clear it= up in my mind.</DIV> <DIV>I think I'm doing fairly well for the written and repair / regulation aspect, but the aural tuning part is ' slow going ' for me at this point.</D= IV> <DIV>Not sure if I should take the first two, if I'm not ready for the third.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks in advance</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave McKibben</DIV> <DIV>Piano Tuning & Repair 858-776-2516</DIV> <DIV><A title=mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net href="mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net">davespianotuning@earthlink.ne= t</A></DIV> <DIV><A title=http://home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/ href="http://home.earthlink.net/~davespianotuning/">http://home.earthlink.= net/~davespianotuning/</A></DIV></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 size=2>My understanding is that currently you have four years= from the time you complete your first one to complete the rest.  Is that t= he question you're asking?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-L= EFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2><S= PAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Sans Serif'"><FONT face=Arial>\</FONT>Is there a maximum time window for completing all t= hree tests in the RPT exam?</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>