"How do I adjust the position of the music on the printed page?"
The only way I've found to do this reliably is in Tex, using the
geometry command:
\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{width=188mm, left=11mm, height=267mm, top=0mm}
"[ g'8.^\textscript "Tune the bottom string down to C" "roman" a32 b
c8 ] g4 e8 | but this gives me a huge space between the g8 and the
following a32."
In LilyPond 1.2.x, use
\translator{\VoiceContext textEmptyDimension=1;}
in the paper section
You might get a few more useful hints from my Lily page
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Studio/1714/lilypond.html
John
