Hi Dave For this purpose an ossia staff doesn't do the trick. An ossia staff is smaller and it extends through the whole score; the ossia staff is just formated the way, that the unused systems are automatically hidden. The easiest way would be to insert a new instrument and checking hide empty staves. But for the XML-export test, it's not what I want. Kind regards Claudio > -----Original Message----- > From: sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:sib-access-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farfar Carlson > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:08 AM > To: sib-access@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [sib-access] Re: creating an aditional staff only > for a selected passage > > Claudio, > > Have you considered using an Ossia staff? Might do the trick. > > Dave If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message with the single word, unsubscribe - in the Subject line to: sib-access-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx