Eric's Over-The-Shoulder (OTS) Sax Horn Collection

Over The Shoulder Brass Wind Sax Horns

The design of these OTS 1860's (Civil War Era) instruments are very unique, and their production was short lived. OTS horns were primarily used by the military for marching purposes. Bands led, and motivated, troops on long troop movements during the 1860's. These instruments proved to be not very practical during concerts and were quickly replaced with "bell up" and "bell forward" instruments.  
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To see a photo of my great-great-grandfather (on my mother's side) in an OTS Civil War band click HERE.

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To visit the the Fort Point Garrison Brass Band (civil war reenactment band) web site, for which I am a member of and supply instruments for, click HERE.

   - Eric Totman
Vintage Instruments Wanted

I am always seeking 19th century brass wind instruments for my collection, and for the Fort Point Garrison Brass Band (www.FortPointBrassBand.org). Please contact me if you think that you have an instrument that might be of interest to me.

 Click on any photo to see more photos of that same horn.

Eb Cornet

1863 John F. Stratton / Munger (Merchant) Eb Cornet

Top-Action-Rotary-Valve / Over-The-Shoulder / Made of Nickel

Bb Cornet
1860's Schreiber Bb Cornet

Side-Action-Rotary-Valve / Over-The-Shoulder / Tear-Drop Design / Made of Nickel

Alto Horn
 

No Alto OTS horn yet . . . . . . . . but I am looking.

 

 
Tenor Horns
1860's Bb Tenor Horn - Maker Unknown

Top-Action-Rotary-Valve / Over-The-Shoulder / Made of Nickel

Baritone Horns
1860's Bb Baritone - Maker Unknown

Top-Action-Rotary-Valve / Over-The-Shoulder / Made of Brass

1860's Schreiber Bb Baritone

Over-The-Shoulder /  Side-Action-Rotary-Valve / Tear-Drop Design / Made of Nickel

Bb Baritone - Made from 1860's - 1870's horn parts

Over-The-Shoulder / Berliner Valve / Made of Brass

Bass Horns
1860's Eb Bass - Maker Unknown

Over-The-Shoulder / Side-Action-Rotary-Valve / Made of Nickel

 

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