In the following example: 8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8>< \version "2.18.0" MI = { \time 3/4 \override Voice.Slur.stencil = ##f \override Voice.Tie.stencil = ##f %comment out the next bar to suppress the slur and tie c'8~ c' c' c' c' c' c'8( a'8) c'' c''8 c'' c''8 } MII = { \time 3/4 \override Voice.Slur.stencil = ##f \override Voice.Tie.stencil = ##f %comment out the next bar to suppress the slur and tie c'8~ c' c' c' c' c' c'8~ c' c' c' c' c' } \score { \new Staff << \partcombine \MI \MII >> } 8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><8><
I find the slurs and ties are drawn despite no stencil. Stranger still, the *are* suppressed if I comment out the first bars. Any ideas? Richard Shann