Roger François Lotte cello bow, Mirecourt circa 1960

French bow maker Roger François Lotte (1922–1989) was born in Mirecourt. He descended from a family of violin and bow makers: his grandfather Georges worked for Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume and Honoré Derazey, and his father, François, apprenticed in the Bazin workshop and ran a successful atelier in Paris. Roger took over the Lotte business in 1960, becoming a prolific maker of bows for prominent violin dealers.