François Lotte, a French luthier trained by Bazin and Cuniot-Hury, founded his business in Paris in 1926. He married Marguerite Ouchard, the sister of Émile Auguste Ouchard. Lotte's collection includes expertly crafted bows, some marked by the maker and others unmarked, with silver or nickel mounts.

Auguste Lenoble was a French military man born in 1828. He moved to Paris in 1862, became the master of Charles Peccatte, and opened his workshop in 1866. He partnered with Peccatte from 1874 to 1881. Lenoble passed away in 1895 in Paris.