Re: Single-note tremolos

[Thomas Morley]

2016-05-16 22:52 GMT+02:00 Carl Sorensen <address@hidden>:
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> On 5/16/16 1:20 PM, "Malte Meyn" <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>Am 16.05.2016 um 01:23 schrieb Carl Sorensen:
>>> 2) The tremolo lines are too thick (they should be thinner than beams,
>>>but
>>> in LilyPond they are the same thickness).
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>>IMO your variant isn¹t much better: The tremolo beams look *very* slim
>>now. Two ideas:
>>1. Does Gould say something about *how much* thinner they should be?
>>2. Shouldn¹t the space between the beams be reduced at the same or at
>>least similar amount?
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> Lilypond beams are 0.48 staff spaces by default, which is half of the
> space between staff lines.
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> In the code I produced I reduced the thickness by about 25%, to 0.4 staff
> spaces.  Harm had suggested even thinner lines, at 0.35 staff spaces.

Tbh, I took 0,35 to make it obvious to everyone (and added "change to
fit your needs" or something like that).

That said, I _do_ like your changes, although I think I've seen a
broad variety in printed editions.

Thanks for doing this,
  Harm