[pianotech] Class in eye glasses for close-up work?

[Norm Barrett]

I tried to use "readers" but they did not work for me at all. I Thought 
that strange because my eye doctor had told what strength to buy so I 
checked with an optical department to see why. It turned out that my 
prescription glasses were adjusted for astigmatism. I have worn 
trifocals for years and this was a big problem playing an organ because 
of the height of the music rack. The solution was a pair of single lens 
glasses in between the reading and distance settings of my  
prescription. This has worked well for playing the organ, working on the 
computer and doing piano work.
Norm Barrett
Memphis, TN

On 7/7/2010 5:55 PM, Michael Magness wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Robert Scott <fixthatpiano at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:fixthatpiano at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>     I once did a mini-technical for our chapter meeting on how to
>     specify and use special-purpose glasses for close-up work.
>      Consider that bifocals or progressive lenses are made for
>     reading, so the close-up view is through the bottom of the
>     glasses.  That does not always work out well.  Adjusting dampers
>     on a grand especially comes to mind.  The class covered the basics
>     of optical prescriptions and how they might apply to
>     special-purpose glasses.  My only reservation is that the material
>     might take much less than 1.5 hours to cover.  But if there is
>     interest, I might find a way to fill it out.
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>     Robert Scott
>     Ypsilanti, Michigan
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> I have used readers for several years now, my eye doc told me it was 
> my choice to either have bifocals made or buy readers 3or4 years ago. 
> I get them at the dollar stores & Goodwill for much less than the $15 
> to $20 at most bigbox stores. I have several pairs in varying 
> strengths for varying tasks.
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