[Avodah] Dancing on Shabbos - Redux

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Michael Makovi <mikewinddale at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> My understanding is that the concern is you'll build a new musical
> instrument from scratch l'gamre, on the spot, as people apparently
> were capable of back in the day.
>
> Mikha'el Makovi


The fact is any child can build a musical instrument out of 2 empty walnut
shells and click them o make a beat this is called a castanet.

The facts WERE that this was VERY common in Spain and maybe not as common in
France but the CONCERN is always there

AIUI any rhythmic baning on a table of rhythmic slapping on the thigh or
rhythmic stomping on the ground is tantamount to playing a percussion
instrument.

In fact AhS notes that people tune and sting guitars nowadays.  So he claims
OUR dancing is differfent ayin orachchim 339
I am probably a da'as yachid ho holds that TUNING an instrument - as opposed
to REPAIRING an instrument - is mamash tikkun maneh or a d'orraisso of makeh
bepatish

Various levels:

   1. making one brand new
   2. Repairing
   3. Tuning

If you hold playing bongo drums is assur on Shabbos then I would add baning
on the table ESPECIALLY with cutlery is ALSO assur.

Suurice it so say consult the Mishna in Beiza, the SA [339] Rema AhS  Igros
Moshe, Kaf cahchayyim Mishna Bruar. I have seen Zichru toras Msohe and
Kehillas YT andI plan to see Chyei Adam and SA Harav, BEH

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Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
see: http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/
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