a few words to jax,tzippi and yros and moishi1….jax, you may not agree with my views but you have to justify your strict prohibition on any music during sefira with some real surces…please provide them 1
to tzippi- If my memory serves me right, Yeshiva R’Chaim Berlin talmidim heard that opinion from the Rosh yeshiva ,Rav Hutner zz’l. It dovetails with the shulchan aruch and the mishne berura who, clearly, only prohibits live music.
to yors and moishi1, the question of shaving- in contrast to cutting hair- during sefira is complex. Cutting hair is clearly prohibited and there are no hetterim for that. For shaving, it is more complex because-unlike cutting hair- you do it every day and one looks terrbile of not shaven after a few days. Hence, there are various hetterim for shaving erev shabbos or at certain simchas. I’ll be happy to point to the sources.