How To Shift String Numbers?

[Randy Keeling]

Greetings,

I just started to use Lilypond today and I have run into a problem (surprise). To start learning, I started to enter some scales. I have been able to solve most of my problems except how to shift a string number (Guitar notation). Below is what I have done:

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\score {
 {
 \set fingeringOrientations = #'(up)
 \set stringNumberOrientations = #'(down)
 \set Staff.instrument = "C Major"
 \clef treble
 \time 2/4
 <c'\5>8-2 d'16-4 e'16-1 f'16-2 g'16-4 a'16-1 b'16-3 |
 <c''\3>8-1 d''16-3 e''16-1 f''16-2 g''16-4 a''16-1 b''16-3 |
 c'''8-4 b''16-3 a''16-1 g''16-3 f''16 e''16 d''16 |
 c''8 b'16 a'16 g'16 f'16 e'16 d'16 |
 c'4 r4 \bar "|."
 }
}

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You will notice that the string number for the C above middle C has run in with the note stem. How can I fix this? I have read some of the message archive and noticed that the most common solution seems to be to use Tex/LaTex to create a custom solution. I am a not un-familiar with LaTex so this wouldn't be a problem, but I hope that there is a more elegant solution (so I don't have to download the Cygwin package).

On a side note, is there a good solution for notating positions on the guitar besides the text spans (which, when compared to what Lilypond outputs, is not as attractive as it could be). I looked at the octave notation as a possible subsitute but that would upset any MIDI output. :-(

Thanks,

Randy