[Dixielandjazz] Vickery's bifocals

[Bill Allen]

I had a similar problem, i solved it more cheaply by saving an OLD pair of
glasses that i had BEFORE I went to bifocals and using them for gigs at
which I had to read charts. I left them in the glove box of my van so they'd
always be there.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig I. Johnson" <civanj at roadrunner.com>
To: "Mr. Bill" <ballen at deltapathology.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Vickery's bifocals


> Hal wrote:
>
> >>and once I needed bifocals, I
> >>never could focus on the spots.
>
> Hal, I had the same problem. Trying to hold the cornet up (especially
while
> standing)  and staring thru the lower part of the bifocals which are
"tuned"
> for close
> reading caused me to see the notes in the "spaces" as on the next "line"
up
> and the
> "line" notes up  a space. --- Not good even if you know it's happening
> because it's
> not precisely that transposition. I had a similar vision problem with
small
> computer screens (I was a programmer) -- as I sit way back from the
> computer. (with
> the keyboard in my lap and my feet on the desk._
>
> The solution was to get a special pair of "music/computer" reading glasses
> adjusted for these odd "reading distances" which were about the same in
both
> cases -- This solved my problem. I use the bifocals for normal seeing and
> normal reading.
>
> But remember to take them off when you walk off the stand or you'll
probably
> trip over something and fall on your face!!!
>
> Regards,
> Craig Johnson
> Cornet- the Maine Street Paraders
>
>
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