Re: change barline type with time signature change

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Werner,

> the larger the deviation from standard engraving practice, the
> more irritating it is to the casual reader (read: musicians who are
> constantly lacking enough rehearsals).  There must be *very* good
> reasons to not follow the engraving tradition

Agreed — for example, the modern (and provedly superior) "beam to the beat, not 
the melisma" standard of vocal engraving was undoubtedly irritating to singers 
during the changeover, but there was a very good reason for that change, and 
the vocal/choral world is far better off now that the change has taken hold.

In my case, fortunately
1. this is only a small deviation from standard engraving practice (the dashed 
barline is not *that* much different from the regular barline, and "modern time 
signatures" are fairly common nowadays); and,
2. the conductor's score is the only place the difference will be seen (i.e., 
the "underrehearsed musicians" won't even see it).

I'm just pointing out that we're all afraid of change, and tend to reject it 
despite the potential benefits.

Cheers,
Kieren.