it does work : thanks a lot ! Christ van Willegen Pour : Jean-marc LEGRAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com> Objet : Re: stemlength 24/11/2004 11:37 Hi Jean-Marc, > particulary \override Stem #'length = # but it doesn't work. > Maybe it's because I have beamed notes, like : > > \override Stem #'length = #35 b8 [\clef alto b'16 b] ? Searching the mailing list, I find the following: The corresponding property for notes with beams is called 'beamed-lengths'. An example: \override Stem #'beamed-lengths = #'(2.6 2.6 3.2) These are the beams lenghts for 8th, 16th, ... notes. Hope this helps! Christ van Willegen _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user