The Hoyers were one of the dominant families of 27 violin and bow makers mostly in Saxony. Beginning with Andreas (1703-1780) and continuing on until the mid 20^th century. Otto Hoyer was one of the most important bow makers of the family. After training in Markneukirchen, he took the unusual step of moving to Paris where he worked for several years with Eugene Sartory. Returning to Markneukirchen, he opened his own workshop producing outstanding bows of excellent quality, which show the influence of the great Parisian bow makers.