Re: shortened flags affair, part 5 - length of notes extending far from staff

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Gardner Read does not deal much with beam placement.  Kurt Stone
> says that the beam in this case should straddle the middle line,
> which Lily does (see image).  He says that for double and multiple
> beams, stems are usually lengthened by half a space for each
> additional beam, but when 3 or more beams are used there is no rigid
> rule and a balance has to be struck between being too close to the
> note head and being too long.  I actually think Lily does a pretty
> good job here.

Well, yes, but you are missing the point, I think: We are talking
about stem lengths for notes with three or more ledger lines.


    Werner


PS: For the 128th in your image, I would move down the beams by one
    staff space.