Levers/Sharoing – Your Opinions?

[Biagio]

Hi Charles,

Levity is allowed (grin). Of course, cross strungs do not have levers, although that sort of harp deserves more interest. So does the Douglas harp!

Cheers,
Biagio

[balfour-knight]

Hello, Biagio and all!

I really don’t need to post it again here, since most of you already know that I prefer Camac levers and why. But I just thought that some “new” reader might want to know how many of us prefer a certain brand of lever. I think Dave T.’s explanation on his harp website “says it all.”

Best wishes to all,
Balfour

[taras]

In regards to Delcaour levers, they are still available for purchase to my knowledge. I purchased a fullset of 36 last year for the harp I am currently making. Contact Andre at delacourlevers@gmail.com
Be aware there is normally a few month wait, however they are worth the wait.

They are by far the best levers I have ever used! I found them a little more tricky to install than other levers but once they were on and set up, they are perfect!

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[taras]

My apologies for commenting twice in a row. I just looked at the composite versions of Delacour levers. I think its great that the design is being continued however they lack the aesthetic beauty which makes Delcaour distinctive. I do not know if the price difference is worth compromising for the composite. Delacour levers are 11.95 € and the composite are 10 €. Teifi levers also use a very similar concept and are much the same price as the composite. If the composite were a lower price they could be a great cheaper alternative. The mechanism which Andre designed is great!

On a side note, I am very interested to try the new Mikel levers that are made of metal. They look like a cheap alternative to Camac based off the same concept. I was quoted that they are only 5USD each however I am not sure if that price is current.
These metal levers can be seen here

Mikel Sharping Levers

Wil-Weten, do you know where those chinese levers can be purchased and for how much?

Attached is another picture of the delacour levers on the harp I am making.

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[wil-weten]

@ Taras, google for pictures on “chinesische halbtonklappen” in Google Images.

Start searching for more information at this thread of 2012 in a German harpforum at: https://www.harfenforum.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4566
There you find a link to someone the OP had contact with and who may be willing to share information that might help you further.

[talfryn]

Taras you mentioned the mikel levers, I haven’t used the new metal ones but have used the previous levers which I think are the same geometry but with a plastic handle, these were as you say 5 usd each and work very well indeed. They aren’t the same as Camac where generally the pins move sidewayss onto the string, the mikel lever pins arc onto the string. The one point to bear in mind is the delivery and customs cost from Pakistan offsets the cheaper levers. This is one of the reasons I have switched to using Camac levers on my last harp. I live in France so Camac are quite reasonable for me, as well as being excellant levers they are very tactile.

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