There is 1 Meacham bassoon in the Hichwa-Rachor database. John (1785-1844) & Horace (1789-1861) Meacham were located in Hartford, CT, from 1806 to 1810 and in Albany, NY, from 1810 to 1832. They also manufactured hardware and military goods. John Meacham apprenticed to and worked for Catlin from c.1802 to 1806. [see bassoon CatlinG1-O-Sigal1995.29 in this database]
Meacham Literature
Jansen, Will. The Bassoon: Its History, Construction, Makers, Players and Music. Frits Knuf, 1978, Vol. I, pp. 437, 438.
Waterhouse, William. The New Langwill Index. Tony Bingham, 1993.
Young, Phillip, 4900 Historical Woodwind Instruments. Tony Bingham, 1993. [Young lists one other Meacham bassoon]
Meacham, 6 key bassoon; Meacham1-O-Peebles
Meacham1-O-Peebles General Information
Meacham1-O-Peebles Data Spreadsheet