diff --git a/lib/embellishments.ily b/lib/embellishments.ily
index 4e10383..3f68101 100644
--- a/lib/embellishments.ily
+++ b/lib/embellishments.ily
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ drumgrace = #(define-music-function (parser location notes ) ( ly:music? ) #{
 	\override Score.Stem #'beamlet-max-length-proportion = #'(0.5 . 0.5)
 
 	% Print notes
-	\small \times 1/4 { \grace $notes }
+	% Grace note timing is scaled, so they do not wander off too
+	% much when combined with pipeband embellishments in a full
+	% score.
+	\times 1/4 { \grace $notes }
 
 	% Revert back
 	\revert Score.Stem #'beamlet-default-length