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+\header {
+ texidoc = "Bar line extent can be customised and the customised value
+ must be respected when staff symbol is changed temporarily (e.g. to
+ simulate ledger lines of renaissance prints and manuscripts);
+ moreover, span bars should not enter the staves."
+}
+
+
+\version "2.14.0"
+
+ledgerUp =
+{
+ s2
+ \stopStaff
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-positions = #'(-4 -2 0 2 4 6)
+ \startStaff
+ s2
+ \noBreak
+ s2
+ \stopStaff
+ \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-positions
+ \startStaff
+ s2
+}
+
+ledgerDown =
+{
+ s2
+ \stopStaff
+ \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-positions = #'(-6 -4 -2 0 2 4)
+ \startStaff
+ s1
+ \stopStaff
+ \revert Staff.StaffSymbol #'line-positions
+ \startStaff
+ s2
+}
+
+\new StaffGroup
+<<
+ \new Staff \with
+ {
+ \override BarLine #'bar-extent = #'(-1 . 1.5)
+ }
+ {
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ }
+
+ \new Staff \with
+ {
+ \override BarLine #'bar-extent = #'(0 . 0)
+ }
+ {
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerDown \ledgerUp
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ }
+
+ \new Staff \with
+ {
+ \override BarLine #'bar-extent = #'(-2 . 0)
+ }
+ {
+ s1*4
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ s1*4
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerDown \ledgerUp
+ \ledgerUp \ledgerDown
+ \ledgerDown \ledgerUp
+ }
+>>