Re: stem lengths

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen]

Stan Sanderson writes:

> I've reached my limits.

Have a look at the tips and tricks in the documentation:

    http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.0/input/test/out-www/collated-files.html

> I've tried everything I know of to lengthen the stems so that
> the beam clears the treble clef sign.

There are several ways to do it, but easiers is to override the left
and right beam positions.  See below.

Jan.


\version "2.0.1"
\include "english.ly"
\include "paper16.ly"

RH = \notes
        \relative c'' {
        \key ef\major
        \time 6/8
        c4 d8 f ef c
        }
        
LH = \notes
        \relative c {
        \key ef\major
        \time 6/8
        \once \property Voice.Beam \override #'positions = #'(3.5 . 3.25)
        af8 \clef treble c' ef af ef c
        }
        
\score {
        \context PianoStaff <<
                \context Staff = "up" <<
                \clef treble
                        \context Voice = VoiceI \RH
                        >>
                \context Staff = "down" <<
                \clef bass
                        \context Voice = VoiceI \LH
                        >>
                >>


\paper {
                \translator { \RemoveEmptyStaffContext }
                raggedright = ##t
                }
}



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