Well, Michael... as you (may) know, the THREE-course Greek bouzouki is tuned DAD, so I see no reason why the upper three courses of a four-course bouzouki cannot be tuned that way, with a set of traditional, Greek DAD strings; for the (pitch-wise) bottom course, appropriate G-strings are readily available.
You must, however, first be clear on whether you wish to string this instrument with OCTAVE-courses or UNISON-courses... obviously, it makes a huge difference in terms of the strain you will be putting on the instrument. The stringing of a Greek bouzouki is VERY light, indeed. Beware of banana-shaped, irreparably warped bouzoukis!
Cheers,
Victor
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