#### PianoStaff

Just like `GrandStaff` but with a forced distance between the staves, so cross staff beaming and slurring can be used.

This context is also known as:

GrandStaff

This context creates the following layout objects:

Arpeggio, InstrumentName, SpanBar, SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace, SystemStartBracket and VerticalAlignment.

This context sets the following properties:

- Set translator property `instr` to `'()`
- Set translator property `instrument` to `'()`
- Set grob-property `self-alignment-Y` in VerticalAlignment to `0`
- Set grob-property `forced-distance` in VerticalAlignment to `12`
- Set translator property `verticalAlignmentChildCallback` to `Align_interface::fixed_distance_alignment_callback`
- Set translator property `systemStartDelimiter` to `'SystemStartBrace`
- Set translator property `localKeySignature` to `'()`

Context PianoStaff can contain Staff

This context is built from the following engravers:

`Engraver_group_engraver`
  A group of engravers taken together
`Instrument_name_engraver`
  Prints the name of the instrument (specified by `Staff.instrument` and `Staff.instr`) at the left of the staff.

  Properties (read)

  `instr` (markup)
    See `instrument`
  `instrument` (markup)
    The name to print left of a staff. The `instrument` property labels the staff in the first system, and the `instr` property labels following lines.
  This engraver creates the following layout objects: InstrumentName.
`Vertical_align_engraver`
  Catch Vertical axis groups and stack them.

  This engraver creates the following layout objects: VerticalAlignment.

`System_start_delimiter_engraver`
  Creates a system start delimiter (ie. SystemStart{Bar,Brace,Bracket} spanner

  Properties (read)

  `systemStartDelimiter` (symbol)
    Which grob to make for the start of the system/staff? Set to `SystemStartBrace`, `SystemStartBracket` or `SystemStartBar`.
  This engraver creates the following layout objects: SystemStartBar, SystemStartBrace and SystemStartBracket.
`Span_arpeggio_engraver`

  Properties (read)

  `connectArpeggios` (boolean)
    If set, connect arpeggios across piano staff.
  This engraver creates the following layout objects: Arpeggio.
`Span_bar_engraver`
  This engraver makes cross-staff barlines: It catches all normal bar lines, and draws a single span-bar across them.

  This engraver creates the following layout objects: SpanBar.

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