Re: position of the little '8' in bass clef

[James Worlton]

On Apr 2, 2011, at 11:16 AM, Arlin wrote:

> The bass recorder reads bass clef, but it sounds an octave higher than
> written, so the clef needs a little '8' over it.  In Lilypond this  
> is \clef
> "F^8"
>
> But the little '8' is printed way above the clef.  Is there a way  
> to lower
> the '8' to right above the clef?
>
> Thanks for any help.

Here's how I solved that very problem in a piece for recorders that  
I'm currently writing:

\clef "bass^8"
\override Staff.OctavateEight #'Y-offset = #1.8
\override Staff.OctavateEight #'X-offset = #0.6

That puts the little 8 closer to the clef, and looking a little more  
centered to my liking.
Hope this helps.

James Worlton