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Subject Zozef and the quality of his instruments
Date
Wed Jun 16 2004 18:17
Author Yiannis Pappayiorgas (John Pappas)
(oArkas@aol.com)
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In 1970, my wife and I were living in Greece. I had made friends with Zozef in 1966. I would spend lots of time in his shop in Peiraieus talking about all kinds of things. One of the times when the quality of his instruments came up, he said, "Everyone makes some good instruments and some bad ones. About 90% of mine turn out great. Most of the other guys may only come up with 15% or 20% really good bouzoukia." That's what the "Master" said, anyway, on the subject of the qualtity of his organa compared to that of others. The other idea discussed dealt with him putting his labels on instruments. I remember he had handpicked 6 Parasiadis (in Thessaloniki) lagouta that had come into Peiraieus. He said, "Ta ekana enhirisi" meaning he picked the best sounding lagouta with the best actions, and then he "fixed" the necks to lower the action and improve the instruments. I ended up buying one of those for my brother.
He was truly a great man, and not just for his bouzouki making talents. He was a philosopher and a gentleman. I miss him.
-Yiannis (my paratsoukili is Kalakos)
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