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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2003/10

From: Barbara Trautwein <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] bifocals and reading music
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:49:29 -0400

Dear Miriam,

I know lots of musicians who DO have a special "music" pair of glasses.

Take your instrument and a stand plus music to your eye professional and
let him see just what you need. BTW, can you make reeds with the
correction that you have? If no, take your reed making equipment along
and let him see THAT relationship (eye to work).

Good luck. . .

B

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003, Miriam Williams wrote:

> Dear reeders,
>
> A few yrs ago I recall that there was some discussion about how bicfocals
> should be made to allow for the distance to the music rack. As a newbie to
> wearing bifocals, I find I can't adequately see the notes clearly at the top
> of the page; also, I use MUTS oboe support, so my head is relatively
> stationary, thus moving my head to accomodate doesn't work. Must I go back
> to my optometrist and have him re-do the prescription? Or, perhaps I just
> need a special pair for reading music. It'd be nice to have a pr I could
> just leave in my gig bag; I miss too many accidentals and grace notes
> without my glasses!
>
> I've been using simple +125 reading glasses from the drugstore for piano so
> I get the range of view and can move my eyeballs instead of my head.
>
> My optometrist also said I'd be a good candidate for mono-vision contacts. I
> found they worked fine for reading and everyday tasks, but not for reading
> music. The contact also irritated my eye too much, so I went to glasses.
>
> Maybe this could be covered in an article in a future IDRS Journal?
>
> Cheers,
> Miriam
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