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estimates he puts at least 10 coats of varnish on each bouzouki
with sanding between each coat. “The hardest part is making
the ribs.”
He was proud to show off a wooden pot holder he made
for his wife out of cherry and walnut. It pulls out to become
a basket complete with handle. “My wife saw it at a store for
$75. I told her not to buy it and I would make her one. She
kept me to it. I built one first out of cheap wood to make
sure it would work.”
With no intentions of quitting his hobby, Perras said he is
thinking about making a Russian balalaika, a three-stringed
triangular instrument.
A soft-spoken man who looks a bit like Santa Claus, Perras
works around a maze of woodworking tools in his garage.
“I’m terrible with music, but everyone likes the sound. I
have a friend who likes the sound of mine better than the
one made by a third-generation bouzouki builder.”
Name: James “Dimitri” Perras
Age: 72
Family: Son, George, 45.
Background: Ph.D., biochemistry,
University of Miami; marine biologist,
Woods Hole Oceanographic
Elves
Institute, eight years.
Craft: Custom-made wooden musical
instruments
What most people don’t know about me: “ I have traveled
across the country coast to coast six times. I’ve seen most of
the country’s national parks.”
Favorite holiday memory: “The first Christmas my son
could open his presents. He would open one and go to the
next before the other one was finished. He was 3 years old.”
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