Re: How to resize a piano staff?

[Ben]

On 10/24/2017 1:10 PM, Caagr98 wrote:

Using \magnifyStaff on the two constituent staves causes an uncomfortably large gap between the staves.

What's the best way to do this?

Hello,

If you just want to resize the staff, you could do something like this maybe:
(see attached)

\version "2.19.80"

upper = \relative c'' {
  \clef treble
  \key c \major
  \time 4/4

  a4 b c d
}

lower = \relative c {
  \clef bass
  \key c \major
  \time 4/4

  a2 c
}

\score {
  \new PianoStaff \with
  {  fontSize = #-3
    \override StaffSymbol.staff-space = #(magstep -3) }
  <<
    \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano  "
    \new Staff = "upper" \upper
    \new Staff = "lower" \lower
  >>
  \layout { }
  }

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