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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
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Dave,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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attention is the updating of exams. Occasionally the exams will be =
randomly
updated. I ended up passing the written exam twice because between =
the time I
passed the first written exam and took the other two exams, the written =
exam
was rewritten and my first grade was invalid. Not a =
problem—in fact I
did better on the second exam, but ‘twas a =
shock!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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RPT</span></font><font
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Director</span></font><font
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Building</span></font><font
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731/881-7415</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
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731/587-5700</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font =
size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Dave =
McKibben
[mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, July 30, =
2005 9:21
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RPT =
test</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Is there a maximum time window for
completing all three tests in the RPT exam?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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question and would like to clear it up in my =
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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two, if
I'm not ready for the third.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="MS Sans Serif"><span =
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McKibben<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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858-776-2516<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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