+@node Staff symbol
+@subsection Staff symbol
+
+
+@cindex adjusting staff symbol
+@cindex StaffSymbol, using \property
+@cindex staff lines, setting number of
+
+
+The lines of the staff symbol are formed by the
+@internalsref{StaffSymbol} grob. This grob is created at the moment
+that their context is created. You can not change the appearance of
+the staff symbol by using @code{\override} or @code{\set}. At the
+moment that @code{\property Staff} is interpreted, a Staff context is
+made, and the StaffSymbol is created before any @code{\override} is
+effective. You can deal with this either overriding properties in a
+@code{\translator} definition, or by using @code{\outputproperty}.
+
+
+@refbugs
+
+If you end a staff half way a piece, the staff symbol may not end
+exactly on the barline.
+
+