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I find as I look at the strings, they are quite blurry. I wear progressive glasses, but the strings are too close for me to focus. I imagine in time, I won't have to look at the strings, but as a complete beginner, I am finding this difficult. I was thinking of picking up a pair of those drug store cheapy magnifying glasses that will help me see more closely. Has anyone else experienced this problem? What did you do to compensate? Thanks.
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Sounds like a solution worth a try. I use off-the-shelf 2.75 - 3.00 readers for "real reading" and step it down to 2.00 - 2.50 for playing since the sheet music is further from me than a book I would hold. At 2.00 I can't exactly delineate every crease in my knuckles, LOL, but it's good enough to see where my fingers are going

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Hi @MoonShadows and others. Two options.
If you currently have a valid eye prescription, get a set of computer distance (24 inch focal length) glasses. I have an inexpensive pair that I got on line and they are great.
If you lack a prescription, get a set of Adlens John Lennon Varible Focus Lens. No longer made but I found them on eBay. The seller will instantly discount to $25 with free shipping (I just purchased a pair).
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson

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Hi @MoonShadows and others. I divorced myself from progressive lenses years ago. I took pity on my brain for having to live with a blurry confusion. Stairs and the like are a hazard enough without that foolishness.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson

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By progressives, I mean bifocals, but there is no distinct line on the lenses. They just "blend" between the closeup and far away. It took me a few weeks to get used to them when I first got them, but I have been wearing them for 10 years now with no problem...unless something is ultra-close like the strings when I look down at my fiddle.
Never thought of clip-ons for my glasses. Thanks, @GordonShumway.
Gone for most of the day, now. I have jury duty. Yuck.
Jim

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The Adlens glasses are a trip. The interior of the lens is filled with an optical gell that gets added or removed with a rotating plunger. The plungers can be snapped off once sharp focus at a set distance is obtained, or kept available to focus at various distances.
Technology was funded by NASA to meet space travel requirements, and is extensively used to meet health care requirements in developing countries.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. —Frank Zappa
The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. —William Gibson

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MoonShadows said
By progressives, I mean bifocals, but there is no distinct line on the lenses. They just "blend" between the closeup and far away
Yes, we call them varifocals in the UK. In theory they are for middle distances too, but I suspect that your prescription needs to be very specific indeed for them to work three-way like that. Also I found that they gave me eye-strain reading, as their reading section isn't well defined enough.
Andrew
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