Re: number of staff lines

[Nils]

On Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:42:03 +0100
David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:

> Nils <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I would like to ask for a quick confirmation, since I never worked
> > with an even-numbered staff line count.
> >
> > If you reduce your stafflines with 
> > \override StaffSymbol #'line-count = #3 
> > or #1 or any odd number there is no question. With a treble clef the
> > b' is on the middle line and lines are removed/added above and below.
> >
> > with even numbers like #2 or #4 the b' is not on a line anymore but
> > all stafflines move one step down so a' and c'' are now on the lines.
> >
> > Is this correct and common engraver practice?
> 
> Anything but a line count of 5 is not common engraver practice with
> modern clefs.  The various clefs have a dedicated _line_ they are
> focused on.  G for the treble clef, F for the bass clef, C for the viola
> (tenor?) clef.  For square chant notation, you tend to have four lines
> and an older clef pointing out the C.
> 
> Personally, I don't know the vertical position of the standard clefs
> when using four lines, but I would be very much surprised if they lost
> the fixed relation to their "key" line.
> 
> -- 
> David Kastrup
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> lilypond-user mailing list
> address@hidden
> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
> 


Hello again,

I talked to a few persons in the university today and they all agreed that the 
line on which a clef is is variable for any number of lines.
But a clef should be never be in between lines, which is what Lilypond does.

Nils