Montreal Comiccon

    

Only nine days until I leave for Denver and the national Piano Technicians Guild annual convention and I've spent the last three days at Montreal Comiccon with my four children.  I try to keep a balance between work and family, but having the conference so close and not being prepared, as well as having a seminar to prepare for in a week, has made it hard to make the time, but I forced myself.  Turns out I got a lot of great ideas being at the Comiccon. I plan to have a lot of freebies for people. That seemed to be a crowd pleaser here.  If you are at the conference, be sure to stop by my booth and introduce yourself.   

About the author 

Mark Cerisano, RPT, B.Sc.(Mech.Eng.)

Instructor and Founder, howtotunepianos.com

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