The Studio is Finished!

Getting into this type of business (online learning) I was so excited that I may have jumped the gun. I'm happy with my content, by my studio was...well let's just say not the best. I have not made much money teaching, so renovating was out of the question. Instead I just hung curtains. The black gives it a nice look and I can't wait to start recording. Also I have a student coming tomorrow so that should be good. Here are the before and after pics. I just added some bars and bought some cheap material and put grommets in them, hung them and cut them to size. I also strung some piano wire for the work bench curtains. Worked much better.

About the author 

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

Instructor and Founder, howtotunepianos.com

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