Dave Appollon

[Big Ed]

There is a picture of Dave Appollon holding a mandolin on the current web page of MandolinCafe. What year, model etc. is the mandolin?

[Denny Gies]

I think that is his Loar. Don't remember the year but it has been discussed here on the Cafe a lot. A search should get you to the right information.

[William Smith]

Dave Appollon, had many F-5 Gibsons and played the wood fibers out of em. He often had to send em back to Gibson for refinish/refurbishing or they just gave him a new one. He was a mandolin virtuoso for them days/years. played with fire. if you don't have his recordings get em, very interesting although on most of his stuff I don't think he got Great tone out of his 5's? My opinion.

[DataNick]

One of his Loars was on the Cafe classifieds for quite awhile...

[allenhopkins]

Bernunzio had a Gibson mandola he owned, fitted with a pickup, on sale for years. Not there now.

This guy says he's playing a Lloyd Loar Apollon owned -- perhaps the one in the classifieds?

[f5loar]

I'd say that is the Apollon Loar in the above video. Quite nice sounding indeed with all the mojo built in.

[pfox14]

Actually, that is this mandolin

http://www.mandolinarchive.com/gibson/serial/91144

[evanreilly]

That is most likely the only Loar-signed mandolin that Apollon owned; looks like the owner is quite happy!!!

[pfox14]

If Dave owned a Loar-signed mandolin, it's not the one pictured above which was made in 1935 - S/N 91144

[Hendrik Ahrend]

Yep, more like this maybe, Apollon with #73009:

[uncle ken]

That's a nice old photo. Would you mind re-posting it at a higher resolution? Assuming you have the original, thanks.

[Hendrik Ahrend]

Sorry Ken, stole it from another thread, here.

[Jim Garber]

Not his Loar but a Fern in this thread.