Re: Handbell mallets

[Aaron Hill]

On 2018-12-14 10:46 pm, Aaron Hill wrote:
> Creating a custom articulations is probably the best option, however
> you can also easily redefine the stencil for an existing one:
>
> %%%%
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> % handbell mallet
> hbm = \tweak stencil #(lambda (grob)
>   (grob-interpret-markup grob #{ \markup \combine
>       \raise #1 \musicglyph #"scripts.stopped"
>       \musicglyph #"scripts.staccato"
>     #})) \stopped
>
> { f'8-+-. [ f''-+-. ] f'\hbm [ f''\hbm ] }
> %%%%

It's been too long since I played bells, so I don't remember the 
conventions anymore.  But if it is desired that the mallet symbol be 
inverted when it appears below a note, here is a modification to the 
code above that will take into account direction:

%%%%
\version "2.19.82"

% handbell mallet
hbm = \tweak stencil #(lambda (grob)
  (let ((dir (ly:grob-property grob 'direction)))
    (grob-interpret-markup grob #{ \markup \combine
        \raise #dir \musicglyph #"scripts.stopped"
        \musicglyph #"scripts.staccato"
      #}))) \stopped

{ f'8-+-. [ f''-+-. ] f'\hbm [ f''\hbm ] b'4^\hbm b'_\hbm }
%%%%

-- Aaron Hill