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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000033.txt from 2003/10
From: "Jonathan Dlouhy" <dlouhy@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] bifocals and reading music
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 17:00:33 -0400
I had to get the progressive lens bifocals when I hit 40. I had the Lasik
surgery a couple of years later and now I only need a pair of glasses for
very close-up work like making reeds and reading for a length of time. The
rest of the time I can go "naked". That's what it feels like to go without
glasses after wearing them for 30 years...
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Jonathan Dlouhy
Principal Oboe,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, October 02, 2003 6:37:46 PM
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----- Original Message -----
From: shannonh (Shannon Hill)
To: doublereed-l@-----.edu
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: RE: [DR-L] bifocals and reading music
Getting a new pair of progressive lenses (no line, multi-focus) with all
the bells and whistles can cost over $400. I have done very well with
single-vision music-reading glasses, made to focus at my measurement of
30-some inches. The conductor is a little fuzzy (insert joke here), but you
can see the motion well, if not the scowl. They are also good for piano and
large-screen computers.
Ah, advancing age: I have one pair of progressives for everyday, a pair
of sunglass progressives, a pair of music-reading glasses, and a pair of
sunglass music-reading progressives. The latter two live in my music bag.
*sigh*
It sounds like we're all in agreement that the standard bifocals (even
progressives) you wear every day will probably give you trouble for music
reading. Sorry.
- Shannon
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