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<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Dave, </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>  =
; "Upon completion of the third exam, any=
exam that was passed more than four years prior to that last exam=
and is no longer current, must be retaken." (ART III, Sec B, 3.) </FON=
T></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>  =
; The exam committee is continuously monitoring the whole process. Exams are=
occasionally updated with the approval of the Council. Usually, an exam is =
current for several years. The effective dates are published in your by-law =
supplement. Watch for the new one as they just updated the tech test wi=
th some nice improvements.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff> So, =
finish in four years and you're done. More than four years and the versions =
of the test(s) you passed (more than four years ago only) will be checked to=
see if they are still current and those might have to be retaken.</FONT></S=
TRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff> This has b=
een the procedure for years. (Really!)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>Is there a maximum time window for completing all three tests in the RP=
T exam? <STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Not really, under the by-law there is =
no maximum time limit for reclassifying. Good Luck with your exams!</FO=
NT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Michael Gutowski</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Chicago</FONT></STRONG></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 a=
spect, but the aural tuning part is ' slow going ' for me at this point.</DI=
V>
<DIV>Not sure if I should take the first two, if I'm not ready for the third=
.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks in advance</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave McKibben</DIV>
<DIV>Piano Tuning & Repair 858-776-2516</DIV>
<DIV><A title=mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net href="mailto:davespi=
anotuning@earthlink.net">davespianotuning@earthlink.net</A></DIV>
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