Shofar Horn Instrument – RAM Shofar Angels Musical Instrument (Single, 12-14)

I bought this shofar to use for a Yeshua-focused celebration of the feast days/Sabbaths. This one seemed the best quality and size ram's horn shofar available on Amazon prime to get here in time, while also the best price. That was definitely the case. I selected the largest horn available with 2 days shipping, as the larger the horn, the better the sound, and easier playability. I wished to sound this off the deck at the beginning of Sabbaths and feast days, so wanted as pleasant a sound as possible. The horn is imported from Israel, and I would say is comparable to shofars in the hundreds of dollars range. This said, it still is a bit mass produced, and I'm sure the finer crafted ones may have easier playability. But a ram's horn shofar is a bit hard of an instrument to play in general, and does take a bit of work. YouTube is helpful to this end. On this line as well, the ram's horn will need cleaning, as much dust is left in the horn, and small traces of flesh too. Again, on YouTube I found that filling it partway with hydrogen peroxide, shaking, dumping, repeating, is helpful. I also did the same with vinegar. Another helpful thing is to brush the inside as best you can. They sell shofar brushes, but I used a bottle brush for the larger end, and pipe cleaners twisted into each other for width and length. Perhaps start dry with this, as I found this removed a lot of dust at first, particularly from the narrow end. Note it doesn't need too much brushing, as too much may start cutting into the horn. Regarding smell often spoken of, it is a natural animal's horn, and will have a natural scent to it from that. The main thing that's important is that it is cleaned out and maintained properly, and the scent should be manageably fine. It is something you get used to as well. This said, an ozone machine also works amazingly for disappearing smell, especially cutting down bacterial which may linger from the user's breath sounding the shofar. The natural smell will return eventually. A final note that's helpful is that it is vital to oil and re-oil your shofar. After it's cleaned (noting water moisture is dangerous for a shofar), it should be oiled. I used olive oil and prayed a blessing over it. Pour some oil in, stir it around, and allow it to run out. Repeat a few times, then hang to allow the excess to drip out. A well-oiled shofar will sound better, and it will need to be re-oiled about every 6 months. As a bonus, this not only guards the shofar from water moisture (protecting it), it also helps control odor. I hope this is helpful. Richest blessings in Jesus the Lord and Messiah to and through you!

Exceeded expectations. I was expecting some minor smell but there was none. The package did not come with any padding, and was shipped in a plastic envelope so it could easily have been damaged if the amazon driver had been careless so amazon should probably at least put them in a cardboard box or add foam or bubble wrap but luckily mine arrived prestine. There were no cracks, chips, holes or any other blemishes. I was able to easily produce a loud and clean not as soon as I tried it and was able to blow a teruah blast with little practice. The polish on it looks nice as well. Very happy with it.

The sound quality is great! It takes practice. I am so pleased with this purchase. It was the perfect size. I have been practicing less than a week.

Just like description Practice is need in order to blow horn, it's not simple to master the technique.

Hotep brothers and sisters and thank you for looking at my review of the Shofar Horn Instrument – RAM Shofar Angels Musical Instrument (10-12) A shofar (/ʃoʊˈfɑːr/ shoh-FAR; from Hebrew: שׁוֹפָר, pronounced [ʃoˈfaʁ] (listen)) is an ancient musical horn typically made of a ram's horn, used for Jewish religious purposes. Like the modern bugle, the shofar lacks pitch-altering devices, with all pitch control done by varying the player's embouchure. The shofar is blown in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and at the end of Yom Kippur; it is also blown every weekday morning in the month of Elul running up to Rosh Hashanah. Shofars come in a variety of sizes and shapes, depending on the choice of animal and level of finish. shofar (3), the trumpet (4), the much-loved flute, or pipe (5); percussion instruments, such as the tambourine (6), the sistrum (7), cymbals (8), and bells (9). Musicians played these instruments to accompany poetic songs, lively dancing, and singing. (1 Samuel 18:6, 7) Most important, they used them in worship of the God who had blessed them with the gift of music. (1 Chronicles 15:16) The shofar, is mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures over 70 times. A horn from either a goat or a ram was used to fashion this instrument. According to Jewish sources, the horn had two forms—one straight with a gold mouthpiece and the other curved and decorated with silver. The horn was often used as a signaling instrument because it could produce a far-reaching, hollow sound of two or three tones. ACCORDING to the Jewish calendar, Thursday, September 16, 1993, was the festival day of Rosh Hashanah. By tradition the shofar, or ram’s-horn trumpet, was then sounded to proclaim the incoming of the new year. That year is 5754 (Jewish calendar), and it runs from September 16, 1993, to September 5, 1994. SHOFAR. See also HORN. Numbers 10:2; Joshua 6:5. SHOWBREAD, Exodus 25:30; 1Kings 7:48; Matthew 12:4; Luke 6:4; Hebrews 9:2. SHOWDOWN, Galatians 5:26. SHOWPIECES, Numbers 33:52. SICARII, Acts 21:38. SIGNATURE, Ezekiel 9:4. SIGNIFYING, Luke 22:19. SILENCED, Psalms 49:12. SILVER, Genesis 17:12. *SIN, Romans 3:9. SINCERE, Matthew 6:22. SINGERS, Ezra 7:24. SIR, John 9:38. SKULL, Exodus 38:26; Numbers 1:2. SLANDER(ER), Psalms 140:11; Daniel 6:24; John 6:70; 2Timothy 3:3. I recommend my friend. Thank you for looking at my review. I hope it is helpful for you. If so, you can check the helpful box below, it will help me review some More. God bless you. May the rest of your life be the best of your life. O DEE thank you

I love the shofar. I wish I had gotten a bigger one simply because it is beautiful. I have wanted one for a long time and finally broke down and purchased this. I reviewed a lot of different ones before deciding to order from this provider but I could not be more pleased. I saw some reviews of other sites with complaints of odor. There is no odor. It took me several tries to actually get a sound out of the shofar but practice make perfect. Each time I look at it I am reminded of the spiritual battle and the call to worship our Lord. It simply makes me want to know Him more each day. Thank you for the beautiful shofar and what it means.

Awesome Shofar for the money, highly recommend.

I have never owned a shofar, and didn’t know what to expect or who to buy from. This product is very nice! It is polished and even for a smaller horn, it is a nice size. It does have a smell, but tolerable. Don’t figure any other animal horn would smell much better. Nice product!