Frederik van der Weele
| Years of birth and death |
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| Year of birth | 1752 | Middelburg |
| Year of death | 1840 | Middelburg |
| Place |
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| 1789 | Middelburg |
Born on March 16, 1752 in Middelburg, Frederik van der Weele became the official organ maker in this city in 1789. He succeeded Johannes van Overbeek in this position, for whom he had worked since 1766. He mainly built smaller residence organs. One of the few church organs was the instrument in the English Church in Vlissingen from 1792, destroyed during a 1911 church fire. Furthermore, in 1815 he made a Rugwerk (chaire positive) for the organ in the Waalse Kerk in Middelburg. He died in Middelburg on January 24, 1840. His son Johannes van der Weele (March 8, 1790 - June 3, 1840) had worked with him in his last years, but never as an independent craftsman. Since 1812 he was noted as a carpenter.
| Literature |
- Historische orgels in Zeeland II (Walcheren) / J.H. Kluiver, W.H. van Dort. - In: Archief 1974 : Mededelingen van het Koninklijk Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen.
- Het Nederlandse huisorgel in de 17de en 18de eeuw / Arend Jan Gierveld. - [Utrecht] : Vereniging voor Nederlandse muziekgeschiedenis, 1977. - (Muziekhistorische monografieën; 6).
- Van der Weele-kabinetorgel op Vlaamse Orgeldagen / J.J. Snijders. - In: De Orgelvriend, jrg. 41, no.7/8, juli/augustus 1999.
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Work list
| New organs |
| Year | Town / Building | Opus |
| 1792 | Vlissingen, Engelse Kerk (verwoest in 1911) | |
| Restoration works |
| Year | Town / Building | Opus |
| 1815 | Middelburg, Waalse Kerk (bouw rugpositief) | |
| 1822 | Middelburg, Lutherse Kerk | |
