}
		curvoice.last_note.beam_end = true
		if (!vover) {
			syntax(1, "Erroneous end of voice overlay")
			return
		}
		if (curvoice.time != vover.p_voice.time) {
		    if (!curvoice.ignore)
			syntax(1, "Wrong duration in voice overlay");
			if (curvoice.time > vover.p_voice.time)
				vover.p_voice.time = curvoice.time
		}
		curvoice.acc = []		// no accidental anymore

		// if the last symbols are spaces, move them to the main voice

	p_voice2 = curvoice.voice_down
	if (!p_voice2) {
		p_voice2 = clone_voice(curvoice.id + 'o');
		curvoice.voice_down = p_voice2;
		p_voice2.time = 0;
		p_voice2.second = true;
		v2 = p_voice2.v;
	    if (par_sy.voices[curvoice.v]) {	// if voice in the staff system
		par_sy.voices[v2] = {
			st: curvoice.st,
			second: true
		}
		range = par_sy.voices[curvoice.v].range
		for (v = 0; v < par_sy.voices.length; v++) {
			if (par_sy.voices[v]
			 && par_sy.voices[v].range > range)
				par_sy.voices[v].range++
		}
		par_sy.voices[v2].range = range + 1
	    }
	}
	p_voice2.ulen = curvoice.ulen
	p_voice2.dur_fact = curvoice.dur_fact
	p_voice2.acc = []			// no accidental

	if (!vover) {				/* first '&' in a measure */
		time = p_voice2.time
	    if (curvoice.ignore)
		s = null
	    else
		for (s = curvoice.last_sym; /*s*/; s = s.prev) {
			if (s.type == C.BAR
			 || s.time <= time)	/* (if start of tune) */
				break
		}
		vover = {
			bar: (s && s.bar_type) ? s.bar_type : '|',
			p_voice: curvoice,
			time: s ? s.time : curvoice.time
		}
	} else {
		if (curvoice != vover.p_voice
		 && curvoice.time != vover.p_voice.time) {
			syntax(1, "Wrong duration in voice overlay")
			if (curvoice.time > vover.p_voice.time)
				vover.p_voice.time = curvoice.time