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Cobs 1-47+ and 101-234+ have an early arrangement often characterized by additional melody Octave Notes. It is conjectured that the earliest rollers (cobs) were arranged for pressure instruments, and upon the change to vacuum it was determined that an arrangement with fewer concurrent notes would be preferable.
In addition, Alternate Pinning Patterns are also common.
It is often possible to recognize Early Arrangements by their Label Styles.
Early roller (cob) features in contrast to later editions: (Unlisted titles are not yet known.)
| No. - Name | Label Styles | Doubled Octaves | Lower Key | Extra Notes | Stretch1) | Wood Finish2) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 - The Sweet Bye And Bye | N O./NO. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #2 - Nearer, My God, To Thee | NO. | - | Y, 4th | Y | earliest | ||
| (2nd arrangement) | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | still “early” |
| #3 - I Need Thee, Every Hour | NO. | Y | N | Y | shorter | Y | |
| #4 - From Greenland's Icy Mountains | N O. | Y | N | Y | shorter | Y | 3rd “almost early” has one more note than “late” |
| #5 - Duke Street | N O. | Y | N | Y | Y | ||
| #6 - Onward, Christian Soldiers | NO. | Y, few | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #8 - Sweeping Through The Gates | N O. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #9 - I'll Stand By Until the Morning | N O. | Y | N | harmony change | N | Y | |
| #10 - The Shining Shore—Nelson | N O./NO. | Y | N | Y | some shorter | Y | |
| #11 - Sicilian Hymn | NO. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #12 - Hold the Fort | NO. | Y | N | harmony change | N | Y | |
| #13 - Just as I Am | NO. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #14 - America | N O. | - | Y, 4th | Y | Y | 3rd “late” exists, with a few octaves added | |
| #15 - Antioch | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #16 - O to be Over Yonder | N O. | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #17 - What Hast Thou Done for Me | ? | Y | N | Y | Y | ||
| #18 - He Leadeth Me | N O. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | pauses between phrases |
| #20 - The Home over There | N O. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #21 - Is My Name Written There | N O. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #22 - Almost Persuaded | ? | Y | N | N | N | Y | 3rd “late” has original melody octave |
| #23 - Where is My Boy To-night | NO. | Y | N | harmony change | shorter | Y | |
| #24 - Bringing in The Sheaves | Y | N | N | slight | Y | ||
| #25 - Let the Lower Lights be Burning | N O. | Y | N | N | Y | ||
| #26 - Only an Armor Bearer | N O. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #27 - I Will Sing of My Redeemer | ? | Y | N | N | longer gaps | Y | |
| #28 - He Will Hide Me | N O. | - | Y, 4th | Y | |||
| #29 - Pull for the Shore | NO. | - | Y, 4th | Y | “early” has sustained harmony notes | ||
| #30 - Precious Name | NO. | Y | N | Y | some shorter | Y | “late” has sustained harmony notes |
| #31 - Christmas | NO. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #32 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | NO. | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| #35 - Manoah | NO. | Y | N | N | Y | ||
| #36 - Pleyel's Hymn | NO. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #41 - I Hear Thy Welcome Voice | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #42 - Even Me | NO. | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #43 - Watchman, Tell Us of the Night | NO. | Y | N | N | very slight | Y | |
| #47 - Mozart | ? | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #101 - Waltz—Les Roses | NO. | Y | N | Y, many changed | shorter | Y | |
| #102 - Polka—La Bonne Bouche | N O. | - | Y, 4th | Y | 3rd “late” w/ very slight differences | ||
| #103 - When the Swallows Homeward Fly | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | Y, much fuller | longer | Y | |
| #104 - The Blue Alsatian Mountains | N O. | Y | N | harmony change | longer | Y | |
| #105 - Waltz—Blue Violets | NO. | Y | N | more of tune | Y | much faster, ending is longer/repeated | |
| #106 - The Soldier's Joy | N O. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | |
| #107 - When the Leaves Begin to Fade | N O., no patent | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #108 - Sweet Violets | N O. | Y | N | Y | longer notes | Y | some changed octaves/notes |
| #109 - Marching Through Georgia | N O. | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | |
| #110 - Victoria Polonaise | N O. | Y | N | black/gold label | |||
| #111 - Waltz—My Queen | N O. | Y | N | Y, changes | some shorter | Y | red label, but early large-diameter core |
| #112 - Old Uncle Ned | N O. | Y | N | Y, changes | Y | ||
| #113 - Austrian National Hymn | N O. | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | |
| #115 - Climbing up the Golden Stairs | ? | Y | N | Y | shorter | Y | 8 single stray pins (highest note) at start of every measure |
| #116 - Waltz—Good News | N O. | N | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #117 - Boccherini Minuet | ? | ||||||
| #118 - Meet Me in the Lovely Twilight | N O. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | both shorter and longer notes |
| #120 - Minuet—Bright Eyes | N O. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | “early” has some longer harmony notes |
| #121 - Old Folks at Home | NO. | Y | N | Y | longer notes | Y | some sustained |
| #122 - Sailors' Hornpipe | N O. | Y | N | Y | shorter | Y | 3rd has shorter bass, melody jumps to higher octave |
| #123 - Home, Sweet Home | NO. | Y | N, see note | Y, few | longer | Y | 3rd “late” is 5th higher, moving notes in harmony |
| #124 - Marseillaise Hymn | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | ||
| #125 - Chorus from I Puritani | N O. | - | - | - | - | - | late change |
| #126 - Auld Lang Syne | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | ||
| #127 - Die Wacht am Rhine (The Watch on the Rhine—German) | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #128 - Die Lorelei (The Lorelei—German) | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | N | Y | ||
| #129 - In the Eye Abides the Heart | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | Y, few | longer | Y | |
| #130 - The Hunter's March | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #131 - In the Gloaming | N O. | ||||||
| #132 - The Dreamland Waltz | NO. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #133 - Policemen's Chorus | NO. | N | N | Y | slight | Y | |
| #134 - Marble Halls | Y | N | Y | shorter | Y | 3rd “late” adds octaves back in! | |
| #135 - Annie of the Vale | N O. | Y | N | N | some longer | ||
| #136 - Bonnie Eloise | N O. | Y | N | N | N | Y | some sustained notes, rather than repeated staccato |
| #137 - Miserere, from Il Trovatore | ? | Y | N | N | shorter | N | |
| #138 - The Parade March | NO. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | 3rd has different octaves, notes |
| #139 - Only to see Thee, Darling | N O. | ||||||
| #140 - Ye Merry Birds | N O. | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | some sustained, marked “Play Slowly” |
| #141 - Mignonette Polka | NO. | Y | N | Y | slight | Y | |
| #142 - Time will Roll the Clouds Away | NO. | Y | N | Y | some longer | Y | |
| #143 - Chorus from Castor and Pollux | N O., patent stamp | Y | N | N | ? | Y | |
| #144 - Darling Nelly Gray | N O. | Y | N | harmony change | N | Y | harmony has more beats |
| #145 - Dora's Waltz | ? | Y | N | Y | some notes longer | Y | |
| #146 - Annie Laurie | NO. | Y | N | Y | N | N | some note changes |
| #147 - The Leap Year Waltz | N O. | Y | N | N | slight | Y | |
| #148 - Thou Art so Near and Yet so Far | N O. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #149 - The Last Rose of Summer | N O. | Y | N | Y, much fuller | longer | Y | |
| #150 - Waltz—German Hearts | N O. | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #151 - Alice Polka | NO. | Y | N | Y, few | shorter | Y | |
| #152 - See Saw Waltz | NO. | Y | N | Y, few | shorter | N | 3rd “almost early” with very slight difference |
| #153 - Polka—On the Wing | N O. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | |
| #154 - O Ye Tears! | N O. | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | |
| #155 - The Beautiful Blue Danube | N O. | Y | N | Y, few | some shorter | Y | ending is shorter/truncated |
| #156 - Listen to The Mocking Bird | N O./NO. | Y | N | Y | longer | Y | 3rd “late” slightly different |
| #157 - Then You'll Remember Me | NO. | N | N | N | shorter | N | slight, different octaves, last note not held |
| #158 - Annen Waltz, from "Nanon" | N O. | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| #159 - Tyroler and Child | Y | N | Y | N | Y | ||
| #161 - The Blue Bells of Scotland | NO. | Y | N | N | N | N | 3rd “almost early” has much longer notes |
| #162 - Du, Du, Liegst Mir im Herzen (You, You, Nearest My Heart—German) | ? | ? | Y | N | N | N | |
| #163 - The Wearing of the Green | NO. | Y | N | Y, few | some longer | N | |
| #164 - The Campbells are Coming | N O. | N | N | N | some longer | Y | staccato harmony |
| #165 - The Minstrel Boy | ? | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #166 - The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane | N O. | Y | N | N | some longer | Y | |
| #167 - It's Funny When You Feel That Way | NO. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | |
| #170 - "La Mascotte" Quadrilles—III | N O. | N | N | N | some longer | N | only stretched |
| #172 - "La Mascotte" Quadrilles—V | N O. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #173 - Darling Bessie of the Lea | N O. | Y | late version not yet found | ||||
| #174 - The Guards' Waltz | N O. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #175 - Rhine Wine Charley | N O. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #176 - The Witches' Carnival | N O. | Y | late version not yet found | ||||
| #179 - Laura Waltz, No.1 | N O. | Y | N | N | shorter | Y | |
| #180 - Laura Waltz, No.2 | N O. | Y | late version not yet found | ||||
| #181 - Brucker Lager Marsch | N O. | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| #183 - The Flyaway Galop | N O. | Y | N | N | some longer | Y | |
| #185 - Plantation Galop | N O. | late version not yet found | |||||
| #186 - Oft in The Stilly Night | N O. | late version not yet found | |||||
| #187 - Dearest May | N O. | late version not yet found | |||||
| #188 - Back to Our Mountains | N O. | late version not yet found | |||||
| #190 - Yankee Doodle | NO. | Y | N | N | order | Y | verse, chorus repeat in different order |
| #191 - White Wings | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #194 - The Golden Slippers | NO. | Y | N | Y, few | N | Y | |
| #196 - Waltz Song, "Love Comes" | ? | Y | N | intro | N | Y | intro, faster |
| #199 - Promenade Quickstep | ? | N | N | Y, few | some shorter | N | |
| #200 - "Gay Life" Quadrilles—I | NO. | Y | N | N | N | Y | staccato |
| #201 - "Gay Life" Quadrilles—II | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | Y | |
| #202 - "Gay Life" Quadrilles—III | NO. | N | N | N | some shorter | Y | some held |
| #203 - "Gay Life" Quadrilles—IV | NO. | Y, few | N | few different | shorter | Y | |
| #204 - "Gay Life" Quadrilles—V | NO. | N | N | N | longer | N | staccato |
| #205 - Dixie | NO. | Y | N | N | longer | N | staccato |
| #206 - Waltz—Till we Meet Again | NO. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | |
| #207 - The Arkansas Traveler | NO. | Y | N | N | N | Y | some staccato |
| #209 - The Kiss Waltz | NO. | Y | Y | N | N | N | shorter |
| #212 - When You and I Were Young | NO. | Y | N | N | N | Y | some longer, some shorter |
| #213 - College Hornpipe | NO. | Y | N | Y, few | longer | Y | |
| #216 - The Zigzag Clog | NO. | Y | N | N | some shorter | Y | |
| #217 - Medley Jig | NO. | N | N | Y, few | longer | N | |
| #218 - Svensk National sang (Swedish National Hymn—Swedish) | NO. | N | N | One changed | N | N | a few holds are different |
| #221 - Galop—A Day in Vienna | NO. | Y | N | N | shorter | N | long last note |
| #222 - Gen. Boulanger's March | NO. | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| #224 - Wait Till the Clouds Roll by | NO. | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| #226 - Bring Back My Bonnie to Me | NO. | Y | N | Y | N | Y | |
| #229 - Tramp, Tramp, Tramp | ? | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| #230 - Don't Be Angry With Me, Darling | NO. | N | N | Y, few | N | N | |
| #232 - Johnnie, Get Your Hair Cut | NO. | N | N | Y, few | N | N | |
| #234 - Waltz—Cricket on the Hearth | NO. | Y | N | N | N | N | sustained notes |