Not sure if I understand you correctly, but is this what you're looking for?
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/writing-rests#full-measure-rests > On 21 Dec 2017, at 19:20, Helge Kruse <helge.kr...@gmx.net> wrote: > > I have a score for an orchestra instrument (harp). The harp starts after tens > of measures. There are several meter changes. Therfore a simple > multi-measure-rest is inappropriate. Instead I would like to write all > measures and meter changes, so that the harpist can follow the music and get > the right moment to start. > > For that purpose it's not necessary to write this multi lines of rest > measures in two staves. I would like to reduce the lines that have only rests > to a single staff line. I.e. somthing similar like \RemoveEmptyStaves, but it > should leave one staff line. I tried to adapt > http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=307 and changed ChoirStaff to PianoStaff. > But this doesn't work if I make this change. > > Any idea? > > Best regards > Helge > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
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