Re: Barlines are too thick

[Marnen Laibow-Koser]

Thomas Scharkowski wrote:
[...]
> I have looked into some other editions (Bärenreiter, Peters, 
> Breitkopf & Härtel, Schott) - the barlines are always thicker than 
> the stafflines.

Yes, but by how much?

Maybe these extremely thick barlines are a German practice.  I note that 
all the editions you mentioned are from Germany or Austria, and in my 
own library, the thickest barlines seem to belong to editions from 
German-speaking or heavily German-influenced areas (Henle, Könemann 
[actually Hungarian], Wiener Urtext).  Thinner barlines are used by 
American publishers such as Schirmer and International.  I have not 
investigated editions from other countries yet.

I'll post scans of all this later today.

> Thomas

Best,
Marnen