Piano World Home Page Forums Fun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More... Forum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & Meetings Party on in Maine Sept. 6 - NOW WITH PICTURES!

Lilylady I noticed you tilt your head back when reading the music at the piano. Do you wear progressive or bi-tri focal glasses.

I was doing the same thing until I bought piano glasses and they make playing much easier...

Hi Mark,

Awful things, those bifocals!!! New perscription is trifocals, which are worse and I can't wear them while playing as each 'space' is too small.

I have computer glasses (of the bifocal) but can't wear them as the distance from eye to music is not the same as from eye to someplace on the keyboard. The same if looking for middle C but not for the ends of the piano, which is more likely where I need to look! So I get dizzy when I use them.

At home the piano bench is higher and I can manage better but at the party the bench would not go up as high.

Thanks for the suggestion though - will keep trying something else. I would love for something else to work better than straining my neck!!!

During my annual eye check up I brought some sheet music. Gave the eye doctor the distances I view and for $100 I picked up a cheap pain of piano glasses.

I can't tell you how much it has helped...

Mark...

Found a computer at the motel here in Rockland and A441 and I just had the greatest time reading all your comments and looking at the pics. Thanks Kathy and Jonathan and Sophie for hosting the "best ever piano party". Of course now that I'm taking lessons , I enjoyed all the playing so much more. Thanks to all of you or I never would have started, even though I managed to use the middle pedal while I was playing. What a hoot!

We are having the best of times in Maine. Spent 2 days in Rangeley and now we are in Rockland for 4 nights. What a view from our 4th floor motel room of the harbor.

Still talking about the party and all the wonderful and amusing things that went on. Hope to find a way to post some of my pictures when we get back to the Cape.

Keep playing everyone.

Linda and Jerry

Hi, Kathy:

I just tried sending you a private message through PW but your mailbox is full! Sorry to be following up so late. Things have been so hectic the last month or so and last week my husband and I were away on vacation. I just opened your email! I only check my email once a week, if that.

Wow! Sounds like everyone had a great time at your get together, I'm sorry to have missed it, and your piano and house are beautiful! Lots of good music and good company!

What a nice thing it is to get together with friends!



Jeanne

You are way too kind! Most of it was due to you piano sounding wonderful; plus, it was very enjoyable to play.

I gave myself credit for making it all the way through the entire 3 pages of this piece!! Even though it didn't flow smoothly and I flubbed up the 2nd to the last line, I made it to the final note without wanting to cry!!

Jeanne, missed you and all the others who were unable to attend.

Linda & Jerry... thanks for checking in and letting us know you are enjoying your travels. Have a safe journey back over the CC bridge!

Thanks to Kathy and her family for hosting (and putting us up!). What a wonderful weekend.

Linda you played so well!!! I am so impressed that you are taking lessons! You go girl!

Jeanne, we missed you but as consolation, while we were on the highway I pointed out the exit to your place for Bernard! :p

Only thing missing was Frank!

I just finished cleaning the house. I came across the tip jar on the piano. Jerry, I owe you $3.38.

I know BL, I missed Frank too. But, I expect to see a lot of Florida parties popping up.

I live in Nova Scotia but attend SummerKeys when I can. If there's a party in Maine next year I'd love to tie it in with my trip to Lubec. When/where are dates posted for these parties.

Sandy, the party notices are generally in this room of Pianoworld - Forum Members Parties, Cruises, Meetings . . Just keep your eye out.

I need piano glasses for my fingers

Kathy, I love the weather and my new life out here, but I sure do miss the New England gatherings. Wish I could make it but unfortunately...
(and it's hard to find a good New England lobster out here in the desert) Nice pictures, Frank.

It's hard to find them down here in Florida too leebea.
I guess we'll just have to both make a trek to a New England piano party, and get some lobster while we're at it :-)

I was trying to send a message to Linda and Jerry to see where their pictures are...do you have any to share?

But novalinda's PM seems to be deactivated.

???

Anyway...hope you both enjoyed the pics we shared of you two and that you had a grand time in Maine!

I am so proud of you Linda - learning to play now and even playing for friends!

And Jerry, well, you KNOW how much I love your playing!

Are you still thinking of attending NYC on Nov 1st? More info on that is over on WTF. Noontime at Jeffrey's. Center of Greenwich Village, a few blocks north from Washington Square Park.

A lobster almost 4 feets? the largest i have seen is about 1 foot long..