tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post7940926787761746400..comments2024-03-02T14:20:44.675-06:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: Eyes that Hear, Ears that See (with a bit of help)Elaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-57299951727018902012009-08-28T09:37:39.720-05:002009-08-28T09:37:39.720-05:00Progressive lenses don't work for me, either. ...Progressive lenses don't work for me, either. The optometrist said that they are designed for people who watch TV and don't do much reading. I do lots of reading, so those tiny reading spots weren't enough. Also, I took my violin and music stand into the optometrist's office, and played a few notes as he swapped lenses. At the end, I have perfect glasses: one for reading, one for driving, and one for playing violin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-70981929900816626722009-08-28T09:34:03.021-05:002009-08-28T09:34:03.021-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-53001565488324404672009-08-26T06:45:59.756-05:002009-08-26T06:45:59.756-05:00Caroline, your piano quartet story reminds me of t...Caroline, your piano quartet story reminds me of the eyeglass problem in "The Jerk." Thanks for the very reasonable alternative to playing an arm and a leg for music glasses, Tod! Every single pair looks better than what I have--and, like you, I could get as many as I want for a fraction of the price that you pay at an optical shop!Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-48057713674185132462009-08-26T00:38:23.686-05:002009-08-26T00:38:23.686-05:00I'm a nearsighted musician who needs a special...I'm a nearsighted musician who needs a special pair of (single vision) music-reading glasses, in addition to my regular distance ones. Once you get your special prescription (mine is optimized for 22 inches), you can get amazingly inexpensive glasses at zennioptical.com. I am not affiliated with them in any way, but I have enjoyed getting three or four pairs of glasses for under $100 total, as opposed to paying $200-300 for a single pair.Tod Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243236229508341665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-1782343242548661402009-08-25T22:05:06.498-05:002009-08-25T22:05:06.498-05:00Hey, I had huge glasses too. I enjoy going throug...Hey, I had huge glasses too. I enjoy going through our family photo album to see the earlier versions of chic. <br /><br />Yes, pianists and glasses. I once witnessed the pianist in a string quartet (Brahms) who, sweatily bounding back an forth, failed to prevent the 1980s glasses from sliding down and crashing to the floor. <br /><br />Unlike you, I don't really hang on to much of anything, so I'm stuck now with these "tres chic" progressive lenses, which I remove when I'm drawing.Crayonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381728158412423377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-9372858662567982692009-08-25T20:45:01.810-05:002009-08-25T20:45:01.810-05:00I wanted to make a crack about Fred Sanford, who&#...I wanted to make a crack about Fred Sanford, who's always fishing through a drawer full of old glasses, but I've thought better of it. : )Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com