Piano light problems

[pianocat3]

It seems my piano light isn't bright enough. When I practice at night, my sight reading slows down noticeably. I haven't seen piano lights brighter than what I've got (an old one with two 60 watt incandescent bulbs, maybe I'll rewire it for LED since the new screw in bulbs don't seem to come in an elongated shape yet) but admit I haven't shopped. I probably don't have an eye problem. I go to the eye doctor every couple years or more often and always needed very bright light to see well. I am not old enough for serious cataract issues. So. . .I can see I need to add lighting at home, but what am I going to do when I play publicly? I'm not a memorizer. Most piano lights probably aren't as bright as what I have. I wonder if the issue is I mostly switched to all daylight type LED and fluorescent in my home, and maybe old style bulbs are just too yellowy for me now.

[outin]

I have bad eye sight so I need lots of light. So I have a fluorencent tube like this

attached to the ceiling above the piano and an office lamp also with a flourescent tube  attached to the shelf beside the piano so that I can point it at music. That helps

[indianajo]

The LED lights come in a candle flame variety. These are compact and rugged. 
I used one in an edison base clamp light from leviton when I directed a choir last Christmas for the cantata.  I was out in the front pew and not much light  was out there.  I ran an extension cord.   
If you perform out of a car you could carry a tripod, a spotlight like a 75 W equivalent CFL, a clamp light and an extension cord.  LED lights are efficient enough you could use a battery campling lamp or something on your tripod. 

[pianocat3]

I set up an old photo studio tripod light for now, and I guess I will have to look around for battery powered stuff for my nursing home gigs, which i havent started yet due to them requiring a background checks and vaccination titer tests wow. I hadnt expected all that to play an hour once a month.

Thanks for the flame style bulb comment, I've only seen them with the small candelabra screw in ends, but I'll look on amazon.

[iansinclair]

A very minor comment on LED bulbs (of which I have a good many!).  Get quality.  Cheap ones don't have a capacitor in them, and have (for me, anyway) a noticeable flicker on AC -- and for some people the flicker is worse than annoying!  Good ones don't do that, though.

[lostinidlewonder]

I like playing in the dark with iPad lol.

[pianocat3]

I do happen to look for the flicker issue, and that's a great point.

[indianajo]

My GE brand edison base flame shaped LED lamp was fine. 

[visitor]

I have a mighty bright that uses plug in and battery. Super bright fairly inexpensive given quality and portable, came w a little zip up.bag and everyting.

I have this one
https://www.mightybright.com/Music-Lights/LED-Orchestra-Light/

[quantum]

At home I've got ceiling mounted lamps over the piano.  No wires, keeps piano free from clutter. 

You might want to invest in a portable lamp to use in your performance gigs.  That would ease concerns about having enough light. 

Similar to lost, I like playing in the dark. 

[richard black]

I carry one of these in my bag:

https://produkte.k-m.de/en/Music-stands/Lights/12270-Music-stand-light-Twin-Head-black

Best portable light I've tried. It uses AA batteries (not the tiny AAA size) and runs for about 8 hours on good-quality rechargeable ones.