--- ..\Originals\engraver-init.ly	Sat Nov 06 17:03:23 2010
+++ engraver-init.ly	Sat Nov 06 16:44:53 2010
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
   \consists "Span_arpeggio_engraver"
   \consists "System_start_delimiter_engraver"
   systemStartDelimiter = #'SystemStartBrace
+  topLevelAlignment = ##f
 
   \defaultchild "Staff"
   \accepts "Staff"
@@ -319,8 +320,6 @@
   \consists "Keep_alive_together_engraver"
   topLevelAlignment = ##f
 
-  \override StaffGrouper #'between-staff-spacing #'stretchability = #5
-
   instrumentName = #'()
   shortInstrumentName = #'()
 }
@@ -405,12 +404,16 @@
   \override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-first = ##t
   \override VerticalAxisGroup #'remove-empty = ##t
   \override VerticalAxisGroup #'staff-affinity = #UP
-  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'inter-staff-spacing = #'((space . 5.5) (stretchability . 1) (padding . 0.5))
-  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'inter-loose-line-spacing = #'((space . 0)
-							      (stretchability . 0)
-							      (padding . 0.2)
-							      (minimum-distance . 2.8))
-  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'non-affinity-spacing #'padding = #1.0
+  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'inter-staff-spacing = #'(
+    (minimum-distance . 4.5) 
+    (stretchability . 1) 
+    (padding . 0.5))
+  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'inter-loose-line-spacing = #'(
+    (space . 0)
+    (stretchability . 0)
+    (padding . 0.2)
+    (minimum-distance . 2.8))
+  \override VerticalAxisGroup #'non-affinity-spacing #'padding = #1.5
   \override InstrumentName #'self-alignment-Y = ##f
 
   %% sync with define-grobs.scm ;