Helga, It has to do with the \voiceOne.
\version "2.19.81" \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \consists #Span_stem_engraver } } { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 r8 <a' a''> <a' a''> \voiceOne <a' a''> [<a' a''>] \voiceTwo <a' a''> } \new Staff { \clef bass \time 6/8 \voiceOne r8 a a \autoBeamOff \crossStaff {a8 a} \autoBeamOn a } >> } Mark -----Original Message----- From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Helge Kruse Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 10:28 PM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Cross staff stems for beamed notes I need to add cross staff stems and used the approach found in http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.19/Documentation/snippets/staff-notation.html#sta ff-notation-cross-staff-stems Unfortunately this doesn't give the expected result for eighth notes. - If the stem points down, cross staff is not working - The beam is visible in both staves. - If I use manual beaming to remove the beam, the eighth note is displayed as a fourth. How can I resolve all three problems? Regards, Helge \version "2.19.81" \score { << \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 fis'4. \stemDown a' } \new Staff { \time 6/8 \clef bass \crossStaff { <fis fis,>4. < a! a,!> } } >> \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 r8 <a' a''> q \stemUp q[ q] \stemDown q } \new Staff { \time 6/8 \clef bass r8 \crossStaff { a8 a \stemUp a[ a] \stemDown a } } >> >> \layout { \context { \PianoStaff \consists #Span_stem_engraver } } } _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user