I basically sat at the machine and the ophthalmologist put a chart at typical music reading distance. He then tweaked the settings on the machine to maximize my ability to read the chart and that determined the prescription. I can't read books with them unless I hold them well away from my face, and they are a little weird for distance, but they are just right for music (and computer monitors...).
Guy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruno Fournier Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 4:47 PM To: Guy Smith Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: vertical dyslexia? thx for the tip.Not having ever had a pair of glasses for vision in my life, I went to see an optician and I had a pair of glasses made for my presbyopic condition , 2 years, ago, not realizing after paying a few 100$ that they were made for reading under normal arm extension. Even though I had told the optician that I found reading music difficult on a music stand.... So 200$ ( canadian ) down the tube.... and of course those pharmacy glasses aren't any better, cheaper but not better. So now my only hope is to go back in there with my music stand and lute and tell him this where my music sits and this where I sit..... and some of those Scholar editions of Dufay and Landini ( I do a lot of medieval music) are really hard to read...... cheers Bruno On 5/16/07, Guy Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As a member in good standing of the presbyopic set, I highly recommend > getting a set of glasses specifically designed for music reading (i.e., > tuned for 18" or so). I got some about three years ago, and they make > reading music much easier, especially when the damned publisher uses a > microscopic typeface. They cost around $100 and were well worth the cost. > > Guy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruno Fournier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 3:59 PM > To: bill kilpatrick > Cc: Lute Net > Subject: [LUTE] Re: vertical dyslexia? > > In my case, its called getting old and myopic.....If I dont have the > music or tablature at 2 arms length away from me, I see everything > double. Problem is that the stupid reading glasses they give you are > never made for being able to read from a music stand sitting a few > feet away from you and low... > > The solution is to learn all your music by heart so when you play in > concert you don't look totally confused..... > > and of course, you can then drink as many pints as you want, as long > as it doesn't impair anything else but your vision.... > > I by the way also have the same problem if I look at my strings, > instead of double strings, I now see 4 strings....so again, not > looking is the best solution. I recently bought a Santoor that I play > in my medieval group, and it has 4 strings per note.....fun when you > are trying to hit the damn things with tiny little hammers.... and > there I'm sorry, but I have to look... > > So I guess I will have to bring the Santoor to my next appointment > with my optician, so he can make me glasses that will allow me to see > the instrument properly. > > Bruno > > > > On 5/16/07, bill kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you'awl may laugh and joke but i've got dyslexia big > > time and i simply can not - not WILL not - but CAN not > > .. read music - in both tabs and notation. i can > > forge through a melody, note by note but it's a long > > and painful process. i only really "know" a piece > > when i hear it. (godbless midi and mp3.) > > > > i happened to hear an interview once with joanna > > lumley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Lumley) in > > which she said she'd tried many times to do it but > > simply couldn't - even with encouragement from her > > conductor husband, stephen barlow > > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Barlow). > > > > i play better now, aged 60, than i ever did when i was > > kid but i still can't read a note. > > > > - bill > > > > > > > > http://earlymusiccharango.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address > from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > > > -- > Bruno Cognyl-Fournier > Luthiste, etc > Estavel > Ensemble de musique ancienne > www.estavel.org > > > -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Luthiste, etc Estavel Ensemble de musique ancienne www.estavel.org
