+Grob *
+Engraver::internal_make_grob (SCM symbol, SCM cause, char const *name, char const *file, int line, char const *fun)
+{
+ (void) file;
+ (void) fun;
+ (void) line;
+ (void) name;
+
+ SCM props = updated_grob_properties (context (), symbol);
+
+ Grob *grob = 0;
+
+ SCM handle = scm_sloppy_assq (ly_symbol2scm ("meta"), props);
+ SCM klass = scm_cdr (scm_sloppy_assq (ly_symbol2scm ("class"), scm_cdr (handle)));
+
+ if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Item"))
+ grob = new Item (props);
+ else if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Spanner"))
+ grob = new Spanner (props);
+ else if (klass == ly_symbol2scm ("Paper_column"))
+ grob = new Paper_column (props);