Re: Hairpins not lining up

[Neil Thornock]

> If you begin the decrescendo at the same note as you end
> the crescendo, LilyPond will automatically make sure that
> they are vertically aligned. If you really want the decrescendo
> to begin on the next note, my best proposal is to increase
> the staff-padding.

Another cheap hack if you want them horizontally aligned but don't want them beginning/ending on the  same note:

e\< d \once \override Hairpin #'transparent = ##t c\> d\>e c\!

-- 
Neil Thornock, D.M.
Assistant Professor of Music
Composition/Theory
Brigham Young University
http://neilthornock.net