▁depends ▁per ▁style , ▁region ▁and ▁player ). ▁ ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Cob za ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁local ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁bar bat ▁or ▁Turkish ▁ou d , ▁probably ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁it iner ant ▁Roman im us icians ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁( a ▁Rom / R oman i ▁music ian ▁is ▁called ▁l ă ut ar , ▁literally ▁l ute - player ). ▁A ▁Cob za ▁player ▁specifically ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁" c ob zar ". ▁Notable ▁Cob za ▁players ▁were ▁I on ▁P ăt ur ică , ▁I on ▁Z l ote a , ▁Mar in ▁C oto an ță , ▁Gr ig ore ▁K ia z im ▁( from ▁Wal la chia ), ▁Nicola e ▁P ă s nic u ț u ▁and ▁Constantin ▁Neg el ▁( from ▁Mold avia ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Cob za ▁was ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ▁by ▁Jewish ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Mold ova ▁region . ▁It ▁seems ▁that ▁Cob za ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁various ▁music ▁ens emb les ▁in ▁the ▁B uk ov yna ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁war ▁periods , ▁being ▁replaced ▁totally ▁by ▁the ▁mand olin ▁and ▁ 4 ▁string ed ▁dom ra ▁when ▁this ▁area ▁became ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁may ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁Turk ic ▁" kop uz ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cob za