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