Hi Jacques, > whichever values I choose for basic-distance and minimum-distance in > default-staff-staff-spacing
You want staff-staff-spacing. See modified snippet, below. Also note that I used a custom OssiaStaff context, to simplify your note-code (and make it more reusable). Hope this helps! Kieren. %%% SNIPPET BEGINS \version "2.19.80" \layout { \context { \Staff \name OssiaStaff \alias Staff \remove "Time_signature_engraver" alignAboveContext = #"up" \magnifyStaff #2/3 \remove "Clef_engraver" \override VerticalAxisGroup.staff-staff-spacing = #'( (basic-distance . 0) (minimum-distance . 0) (padding . 1.5) (stretchability . 90) ) } \context { \PianoStaff \accepts OssiaStaff } } \new PianoStaff << \new Staff = "up" \relative { c''4 b d c << { c4 b d c } \new OssiaStaff { e4 d f e } >> c4 b c2 } \new Staff = "down" \relative { c''4 b d c | c4 b d c | c4 b d c | } >> %%% SNIPPET ENDS ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: i...@kierenmacmillan.info _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user