--- ../denemo-cvs/denemo/src/staffops.c	2007-09-25 18:49:06.000000000 +0100
+++ denemo/src/staffops.c	2007-10-18 10:00:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@
     }
   else
     {
-      thestaffstruct->nummeasures = 1;
+      /* how did this work before? a new staff must have the same number of measures as the present one(s) */
+      thestaffstruct->nummeasures = g_list_length (firstmeasurenode (si->thescore));
       copy_staff_bits ((DenemoStaff *) si->currentstaff->data,
 		       thestaffstruct);
     };