Here is an example of using separate contexts for the notes and the sustain pedal. I hope it helps:
%%% \version "2.22.2" % These are just your bass clef notes bassNotes = { \clef bass <c, c>2 q | % m1 <c, c>2 q | % m2 \break <c, c>2 q | % m3 <c, c>2 q | % m4 \break } % Here is the first way of dealing with sustain pedals pedalOne = { s2\sustainOn s\sustainOff\sustainOn | s2\sustainOff\sustainOn s4.\sustainOff\sustainOn s16 s\sustainOff | s2\sustainOn s\sustainOff\sustainOn | s2\sustainOff\sustainOn s4.\sustainOff\sustainOn s16 s\sustainOff | } % The pedal notes go on a separate dynamics context \score { << \new Staff \bassNotes \new Dynamics \pedalOne >> } % Here is another strategy for the sustain pedal pedalTwo = { \repeat unfold 4 { s4.\sustainOn s16 s\sustainOff s4.\sustainOn s16 s\sustainOff | } } \score { << \new Staff \bassNotes \new Dynamics \pedalTwo >> } %%% -- Knute Snortum On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 5:38 PM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I forgot to mention that I've been struggling with this concept all > day, with and without the use of spacers. There's something that I'm > just not getting through my thick skull. > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 5:31 PM Kenneth Wolcott > <kennethwolc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi; > > > > I'm engraving from an existing Piano arrangement of the "Ave Maria" > > composed by Schubert. > > > > The typesetter uses the traditional sustain pedal style. > > > > The <c, c>2 chord is repeated with sustain on and off. > > > > The ugliness in my engraving is two-fold: > > > > First, the sustainOff end ('*') the following SustainOn are jammed > > together. > > > > The second problem I can easily fix by making certain that there is > > a sustainOff prior to the forced line break. (No, I don't get that > > either) > > > > Since this is repeated for the entire piece, I'd really like to > > place this in a variable. > > > > Just not sure how to do that. > > > > How is it that what is shown in the Notation Reference looks just > > fine and it looks ugly when I try it? > > > > Thanks, > > Ken Wolcott > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%% > > <c, c>2\sustainOn q\sustainOff\sustainOn | % m1 > > <c, c>2\sustainOff\sustainOn q\sustainOff\sustainOn | % m2 > > \break > > <c, c>2\sustainOff\sustainOn q\sustainOff\sustainOn | % m3 > > <c, c>2\sustainOff\sustainOn q\sustainOff\sustainOn | % m4 > > \break > > %%%%%%%%%%%% >