Re: short instrument name setting

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Chip,

> When I use this in my score -
> \set Staff.shortInstrumentName = #"Trump 1"
> and print the many parts from it, every part has the short name  
> before every staff

Yep!  =)

> I was hoping using the shortname would only apply to the score, as  
> I think it should

Why "should" it?

> there must be an override to make the shortInstrumentName not  
> appear on the individual parts?

One possibility would be to use something along the lines of

    \context { \Staff \override InstrumentName #'stencil = ##f }

in the \layout block of your part(s).

HTH!
Kieren.