I definitely use one over each. For short 
fermata I use triangle ones. 
They also look less fussy chained up.
Steve P. 

On 10 Feb 2012, at 14:51, Aaron Sherber <aa...@sherber.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas for putting a wide fermata in Finale?
> 
> Example of use: All instruments have a fermata on a quarter note, except 
> for one instrument which has 4 sixteenths on that beat. Each sixteenth 
> is meant to be elongated, and in this particular case will be dictated 
> by the conductor, but a fermata over each sixteenth is too fussy and 
> also makes each note seem longer than it should be. What I want is a 
> single stretched fermata that can go in this instrument over all 4 
> sixteenths.
> 
> I've played around with some shape expressions, but nothing 
> satisfactory. The closest I've gotten so far is a Maestro fermata I 
> converted to outlines in Illustrator, stretched, saved as a TIF, and 
> placed as a graphic. But since graphic placement is by EVPU, not EDU, 
> these require adjustment each time layout changes a little.
> 
> Anybody have something pre-made? Is there a third-party font that 
> includes a set of these?
> 
> Thanks,
> Aaron.
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