<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   </FONT><FONT size=3>Garret, Wim</FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>   I can tell you as a person w= ho has given many tuning exams, the time spent doing this is considerable &a= mp; when most fail the first time it's demoralizing to all. I wonder if= the prospective examinees had to poney up couple hundred if they wouldn't b= e betetr prepared to pass. Most failed the test the first time but since the= n prescreening at the chapter level has been helpful in raising the statisti= c. At best charging is a 2 edged sword. More cost means more fear of failure= & less willingness to take tests.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Garret</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><BR><BR= >If the exams cost $300 each, would you be willing to pay it? Twice if you d= on't pass the first time?<BR><BR>WIm <BR><BR>In a message dated 5/26/2004 7:= 49:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Garret E. Traylor" <traylorg@equaltemper= ament.com> writes:<BR><BR>>At some point in time, things do change. &n= bsp;I think that paying CTEs to<BR>>administer tests is something we shou= ld and can offer.  IMHO, examiners<BR>>should receive at least $200 = to $300 a day paid by the examinee and or<BR>>supplemented by a sponsorin= g chapter, home office, or scholarship.  Examinee<BR>>cost could be = reduced in relation to the number of tests given at any one<BR>>time at a= given location.  I would think that we should all feel good about<BR>&= gt;moving forward and making the testing process a win-win situation.<BR>&gt= ;Kindest Regards,<BR>>Garret Traylor<BR>>Associate Member PTG<BR>>H= igh Point Piano<BR>>P.O. Box 6127<BR>>High Point, N.C. 27262<BR>>hp= p@highpointpiano.com<BR>>www.highpointpiano.com<BR>>(336) 887-4266<BR>= ></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>