ðə mˈeɪn ˈɪnstɹəmənt ɪnðə kˈɑːblə, ðə tˈɛnoːɹə, wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti baɪ fɹˈɛntʃkˈæɾɐlˌæn lˈʌθiɚɹ ˈændɹuː tˈoːɹɑːn, ɪn pˈɜːpɪɡnən slˈæʃ pˈɜːpɪnɪˌæ.
The main instrument in the cobla, the tenora, was developed around 1850 by French-Catalan luthier Andreu Toron, in Perpignan/Perpinyà.