<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 14:41, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Saul.Z.Newman@kp.org" target="_blank">Saul.Z.Newman@kp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">while shulchan aruch seems to
codify length of tones [ how many beats ; tekiah duration;
number of shevarim] , it's not clear if the tone
[should we say notes to be played] are codified. eg
is a tekiah to be one pure tone DAAAAAAH
; or du-DAAAH-du ... same with shvarim---
an undulating sound du-DAH-du ; or DAAH
...</font>
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<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">is this codified anywhere? is
it kehilla -specific , or baal tokeah's choice ? is
one yotzeh with an alternative tekiah or shevarim
from teh one you're used to?</font></blockquote><div><br>A friend of mine who is a baal tokeah, Marvin Steifel, has written a dvar torah/shiur (20 pages with 7 pages of footnotes) on the topic of blowing shofar. He sites RAMBAN drasha on Rosh Hashana, that a tekiah must be a straight,simple sound.<br>
<br>The shevarim & teruah have changed over time & place. He sites Tosephos interpretation of Rashi on Rosh Hashana 33B and Moadim Uzmanim by Rav Moshe Sterbuch who sites the siddurs of Rav Saadia Goan & Rav Amram Goan; as well as much anecdotal evidence.<br>
<br>I can send you the pdf if you are interested. <br><br>KvCT,<br><br>Saul<br></div></div></div>