http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/ Thu, 07 May 2026 16:57:17 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/lib/tpl/sidebar/images/favicon.ico http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/ http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/cobs/119/home #119 - Vienna Polka prev | next * Composer * Eduard Strauss++ (1835-1916) * The entry for this cob in this Cobography previously gave the name of the composer of the piece on the cob as “Johann Strauss II”, but the piece is in fact an excerpt from a “polka schnell” (fast polka) by his brother Eduard titled “Wien Uber Alles” (“Vienna Over All”). The cob list in the World Manufacturing Co. brochure cited in the footnote below gave the composer's name merely as anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) cobs:119 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:01:19 +0000 http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/cobs/119/photos Photos The copy of 119a pictured has only two or four extra Octave Notes and evidence of finish but has no labels to help with identification. It does pass one other test that almost all early versions pass. The first note on the cobs starts noticeably further around as you begin cranking. If this is the early version why does the later one still have almost all of the octave notes? An earlier cob with a different arrangement may be found (see the photos of anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) cobs:119 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:20:19 +0000