Re: making a Tie more parabolic

[Urs Liska]

Am 31.12.2014 um 15:26 schrieb Kieren MacMillan:
> Hello all,
>
> I’m putting together a stylesheet based on mid-20th-Century
> Warner-Chappell musical theatre vocal books, and would like to mimic
> more closely their tie shape:
>
>
> As you can see, it’s nearly “parabolic" (i.e., the curve doesn’t really
> increase dramatically near the noteheads) and non-calligraphic (i.e., it
> doesn’t thicken much at the centre). The second part is relatively easy
> to achieve, but I’m having difficulty with the curve shape aspect. Any
> suggestion(s) would be appreciated.

Without trying it out I'd expect Janek's \shapeII (in openlilylib) and 
using it with polar coordinates should help you.

Good luck
Urs

> Thanks!
> Kieren.
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