Item *note = make_item ("NoteHead", ev->self_scm ());
Pitch *pit = unsmob<Pitch> (ev->get_property ("pitch"));
- int pos = pit->steps ();
+ int pos = pit ? pit->steps () : 0;
SCM c0 = get_property ("middleCPosition");
if (scm_is_number (c0))
pos += scm_to_int (c0);