Friedrich Weigle (17 November 1850 – 6 January[1] 1906) was a German organ builder. His gravestone in the cemetery in Echterdingen shows the date of death as 19 January 1906.
Gravestone for Friedrich Weigle and his wife Fanny.
Life
editBorn in Ludwigsburg, Weigle took over his father's workshop Carl Gottlieb Weigle on 1 January 1880, which he moved from Stuttgart to Echterdingen in 1888. Before the turn of the century, organs had already been delivered to America, Africa and Asia.[2] Around 1902, bankruptcy proceedings were underway against the company.[2]
After his death, his sons Friedrich, Karl, Julius and Gotthold Weigle took over the company.
Weigl died in Stuttgart at the age of 71.
Organ
edit- 1896–1944: Matthäuskirche Stuttgart-Heslach (op. 187).[3]
- 1898: Schönborn/Rheinland (enlargement)
- 1899: St. Mauritius, Straßburg.[4]
- 1904: Evangelische Kirche Wiesbaden-Igstadt.
- 1906–1979: evangelische Stadtkirche Lauterbach in Hessen.
References
edit- ^ Fritz Weigle: Zur Geschichte des Orgelbaus Weigle, printed in the Festschrift anlässlich der Einweihung der Weigle-Orgel der Stephanuskirche Echterdingen am 20. Januar 1985
- ^ a b Josef Still. "Hochdruckorgel, Elektrizität und ein Konkurs; Die schwäbische Firma Weigle baut von 1899 bis 1908 an einer Doppelorgel". Trierer Orgelpunkt. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Die Weigle/Berner-Orgel der Matthäuskirche Stuttgart". Internationale Orgelkonzerte Matthäuskirche Stuttgart. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ at Orgues d’Alsace
External links
edit- Literature by and about Friedrich Weigle in the German National Library catalogue