Grace Note Beam Length and Tuplets

[oldwhtguy]

I am using Lilypond 2.14.2 in 'full tablature' mode with no standard notation
staff. Just tablature.  

I am trying to shorten the stem of two beamed grace notes attached to the
first note of a quarter note tuplet. Using the 'add-grace-note-property'
seems to work, but will only let me lengthen the stems, not shorten them.
They are already longer than the quarter note stems because of the two 16th
note beams.  I never noticed that beamed stems are taller than non-beamed
stems.  Is that adjustable?  It looks like the default is to extend the stem
height by the width of the beams.

Also, can the beam thickness of the grace notes be 'thinned'?    Since the
fret numbers are smaller I think the other parts of the notation should be
smaller as well.  Suggestion:  The default engraving behaviour should be to
draw the grace notes with shorter stems than than the note it's attached to.

Merry Christmas . . . I mean happy holidays.  I forgot there's a war against
Christmas.

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