Klarinet Archive - Posting 000685.txt from 2002/03

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] bifocals in the orchestra
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 14:59:43 -0500

Dan, all sorts of glasses can be made. Looks like what you need is plain
glass for the bottom 3/4 or so, and your distance correction ( would be a
concave lens) at the top. Speak to your glasses supplier - I'm sure such a
thing could be made. I have no idea what it would cost, but probably not
much different from standard bifocals.

(BTW, I once knew an electrician who had to work close up and overhead, and
had a set of glasses made with a close-up strip along the top of the lens
in addition to the usual "bifocal" one at the bottom. He said it worked
great.)

At 12:33 3/23/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Here's my problem. I have had cataract surgery on both of my eyes. Both
>eyes are now at a fixed focus of about 3-4 feet for music. For distance I
>use glasses but then can not see music or do reading. My last surgery was a
>month ago and last week I had my first orchestra performance with my new
>vision restrictions. With no glasses I could read the music fine and could
>see the beat pattern of the conductor but not super sharp. I would like to
>have both music and conductor in focus. I'm now trying progressive lenses
>but I think the music distance is too narrow and you have to continually
>move your head to keep the music in focus - this won't work with playing
>bass clarinet. For my orchestra work (Indianapolis Symphony and Evansville
>Philharmonic) I need absolute sharpness in my music.
> Also when I teach I need the 4 to 6 foot range in focus for reading the
>students music. Does anyone have similar problems and have any ideas on
>solutions. I've already checked the klarinet list archives and have read
>those responses.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan
>--
> Dr. Daniel A. Paprocki
>Professor of Clarinet and Saxophone
> Western Kentucky University
> Bowling Green, Kentucky
>
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