Friedrich Weigle Explained

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.

Life

Born in Ludwigsburg, Weigle took over his father's workshop 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. 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

• 1896–1944: Matthäuskirche Stuttgart-Heslach (op. 187).^[3]
• 1898: Schönborn/Rheinland (enlargement)
• 1899: St. Mauritius, Straßburg.^[4]
• 1904: Evangelische Kirche .
• 1906–1979: evangelische in Hessen.

Notes and References

1. https://ekg-echterdingen.de/media/Konzerte/zur-geschichte-der-orgelbaufirma-weigle.pdf Fritz Weigle: Zur Geschichte des Orgelbaus Weigle
2. Web site: Josef Still . Trierer Orgelpunkt . Hochdruckorgel, Elektrizität und ein Konkurs; Die schwäbische Firma Weigle baut von 1899 bis 1908 an einer Doppelorgel . 14 February 2021 . 14 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414202028/http://www.trierer-orgelpunkt.de/domorgel3.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Internationale Orgelkonzerte Matthäuskirche Stuttgart . Die Weigle/Berner-Orgel der Matthäuskirche Stuttgart. 14 February 2021.
4. at Orgues d’Alsace