Switching the Shofar During the Blowing
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Question
Last year, the blower was unable to blow his shofar and was given another shofar to blow. Was he required to recite the blessing again for the blowing?
Answer
If the second shofar was before him at the time of the blessing, in any case, he does not recite the blessing again.
If there was no shofar before him, and he was unable to blow at all after the blessings, he must recite the blessing again when the second shofar is brought. However, if he was able to blow initially and then got stuck, he does not bless on the second shofar.
And since there are differing opinions, with some holding that one should always bless again, if the blower is concerned that he might not be able to blow all the blasts with a certain shofar, it is good to have another shofar prepared before him at the time of the blessing, so he will not need to bless again.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 586, Mishnah Berurah, Subparagraph 4.