To answer my own question, I've fudged this with: \omit MultiMeasureRestNumber at the start of the bass line \override MultiMeasureRestNumber.Y-offset = -5 at the start of the treble line but that seems a bit fragile. Eg. if the staves need to be separated more. Any other solutions?
Cheers, Martin On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 at 14:05, Martin Brown <mar...@martinbrown.id.au> wrote: > Where two-stave scores (eg. piano) have multiple bars rest in common > between the treble and bass parts, the number of bars rest should be placed > once, in between the two staves, not separately on each stave. How can I > achieve this in Lilypond? By default, it seems to treat each stave's rest > count separately, placing the number above the multi-bar rest symbol on > each stave. > > Thanks, > Martin >