--- /dev/null
+\version "2.17.6"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "
+The positioning of multimeasure rests in @code{\\partcombineApart}
+passages corresponds with @code{\\voiceOne} and @code{\\voiceTwo} even
+when using non-standard staves.
+"
+}
+
+\layout {
+ indent = 4\cm
+ raggedright = ##t
+}
+
+\new StaffGroup
+<<
+ \new Staff \with
+ { \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #4
+ instrumentName = \markup \typewriter "\\partcombine"
+ }
+ {
+ \partcombine { R1^"R1" r1^"r1" \time 2/4 R2^"R2" r2^"r2" }
+ { \partcombineApart R1 r1 \time 2/4 R2 r2 }
+
+ }
+ \new Staff \with
+ { \override StaffSymbol.line-count = #4
+ instrumentName = \markup \typewriter "<< ... \\\\ ... >>"
+ }
+ <<
+ { R1 r1 \time 2/4 R2 r2 } \\
+ { R1 r1 \time 2/4 R2 r2 }
+ >>
+>>