Author: Jaysne
Date: 2013-10-23 13:20
To find an Eefer, ask around. I did so several years ago, including on this site. Long story short, a member here sold me his Yamaha eefer for $400. It's an excellent horn and I've used it professionally several times. My clarinet friends who play in bands and orchestras in the area often ask if they can borrow it.
Sure, the Eb can be shrill, but if you practice enough, you learn to control it. I just used mine in a production of Les Miz, and I was often doubling the lead trumpet part. It was absolutely thrilling! I never thought I'd say it, but I love my Eefer!
As far as Eb vs. C, I've never, ever seen a part written for C sopranino clarinet. On the other hand, Eb parts are not as rare as you might think--in fact, they're quite common. I've played in amateur and professional bands and orchestras all my life, and Eb parts pop up all the time. Modern band arrangements almost always include an Eefer part, so much so that groups often have a clarinetist who specializes in Eb.
If you're going to learn the Eb part on C, why not just learn it on the Eb? I know I'm being a purist here, but it's what several others have said--when you play on a different instrument that what it's written for, it's going to sound different from the way the composer intended. (I had a sax-playing friend who refused to learn clarinet. So when he got hired to play in a musical, he thought he could get away with playing the clarinet parts on his soprano sax. UGH. The sax's timbre was way too bright to play a clarinet part, and obviously could not blend with the other clarinets.)
Personally, I enjoy the challenge of finding the correct instrument and then learning how to play it.
Post Edited (2013-10-23 13:25)
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