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Re: Being a

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2010-10-07 21:01

At 70+ I guess I qualify for this thread...
I tried the varfocal lenses for music and found them a complete disaster. You need to look through a specific part of the lens all the time to focus on the music which means when a repeat takes you from bottom right to top left you have to swing your head and not your eyeball, obviously just not practical.

A few months ago I took my clarinet, stand and some music to the optician and set up and explained exactly where I needed to focus.
Having fixed that I then had him add just a very small lower section of close vision, just large enough to see for reed adjustment but not get in the way of the music.
This set up works really well for me.
If I ever want to look at the conductor (well just to humour them) I just look over the top of the lens.

OK just to keep Allan happy .... some scalpel happy surgeon stole my prostate a while back .. happy to report it doesn't seem to affect one's playing...
however ... the dreaded eye/brain/finger finger coordination doesn't mature in the same way as fine wine.

Post Edited (2010-10-07 21:07)

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