On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM Hajo Baess <ha...@posteo.de> wrote:

> Hello everybody,
>
> I have come across a problem in a part where a tie runs into the first
> note of a prima/seconda volta situation. There is a simple working
> solution using \repeatTie, but the result is not satisfactory (see
> screenshot): the tie in seconda volta is very short and almost hidden
> between the staff lines.
> It is also possible to use the \shape command, but I have a hard time
> wrapping my head around defining the curve of the tie.
> Have also tried (\once) \override Tie.staff-position = 0.0 (whatever)
> to no avail
> It might already help in my case to just move the tie down into the
> open under the staff, so it's more visible, but I have found no way to
> achieve this.
>
> Am I missing something, or is it really impossible?
> I'd be grateful for some advice...
>

The \shape command is really the way to go, I think.  Tell me what problems
we're having with it.  (I could create a little tutorial, but I don't want
to do that if it's not going to be useful.)

--
Knute Snortum

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