New instrument - Zither – different parameters in two staves

• Nov 29, 2016 - 13:10

Hello,
I've tried to add an instrument (Zither) by editing instruments.xml according to this manual: https://musescore.org/node/15803

Zither has two staves:
- first with G clef for melody strings
- second with F clef for accompaniment strings

The melody strings are usually steel and accompaniment strings are mostly nylon. I would like to set these different parameters for both staves. E.g. channel 25 (steel guitar) for the first staff and channel 24 (nylon guitar) for the second staff. I've tried to do it by adding staff="2" like it was done for the G and F clef (see below), however all the parameters (channel, string data, pitch range) were identical as in the first as in the second staff.

Does Musescore support different channels, pitch range and string data in two staves for one instrument? I know I can do it by adding two staves of two different instruments but I would prefer the first way. Thank you for help!
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Zither Münchner
Zit.
Zither
pluck.zither

29
48
55
62
69

29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65

2
G
1
2
2
F
48-98
48-98
42-65
29-65

ethnic

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Comments

Instead of Channel staff="2" use Channel name="nylon", then of the bottom staff add a staff text (text doesn't matter and you can even make it invisible) and use staff text properties to switch to that nylon Sound.
I don't see such a workaround for pitch and sting data, but this (the additions of 'staff="n"' to channel, pitch and string data) seems to be a valid feature request.

In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

Thank you for that idea. It wouldn't solve the string data and pitch range. I see that staff parameter isn't allowed for string data and pitch range. I've solved it by creating two instruments, first for melody strings and second for accompaniment strings and I have to add both staves separately to the score. Never mind.
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Zither Münchner Griffseiten
Zit.
Zither Münchner Griffseiten
pluck.zither

29
48
55
62
69
69

G
48-98
48-98

ethnic

Zither Münchner Begleitseiten
Zit.
Zither Münchner Begleitseiten
pluck.zither

30
31
32
33
34
35
36
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38
39
40
41
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46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65

F
42-65
30-65

ethnic

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