Slur not accepting \shape corrections

[jaynelmusic]

Hi, everyone,

I'm new to LilyPond, and to the forum here. After trying several different
options and looking around the documentation, I can't seem to find a
solution to my problem. I'm working on a piano piece that has an extended
slur at the end over the remaining notes. However, the slur's default
position brings it too close to a C above the treble staff. I'd like to bend
the curve upward a bit and have tried using the \shape function, but it
doesn't seem to be working. In fact, no matter how outrageous the values
that I enter into the line, the slur doesn't budge. Not sure what I'm doing
wrong.

I'm running version 2.18.2. Here's the code for the small section:

endLeft = {
  % The last three measures, ms. 47-49
  \set Staff.pedalSustainStyle = #'mixed
  << { \shape #'((0 . 0)(0 . 0)(0 . 0)(0 . 0)) Slur   % Blank, because I
haven't been able to figure it out.
       \stemUp r8 c( g' c e g 
       \change Staff = right 
       \stemDown 
       c e g8 c 
       \override Script.padding = #1
       \override Score.OttavaBracket.padding = #4
       \ottava #1
       e g b4 c~ c1)\fermata
       \ottava #0 } 
     \\ 
     { c,,,,,1~ \sustainOn c~ c_\fermata  } >> \bar "|." | %m47-49
}

Also, here's a link to the output I'm getting. You can see how close the
slur is to the C: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n7seuu0jd7jovr0/Screenshot%202016-11-13%2015.32.15.png?dl=0

If you can help me in any way, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm loving
LilyPond's output so far! :)

Thanks,
Jay



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