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Camac’s DHC has always been great! David Kortier’s and Cassista harps are very good American made options. Neveltec looks well-engineered.
Last I heard they discontinued their levers. Metal Cut Zone from Pakistan make very similar levers. Personally I think it is better to just upgrade all the levers.
I found this video providing instructions on how to make them. I am somewhat tempted to try when I have more time available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWu8qMeP_Uo
The Roland mobile cube is quite small and wont give you much extra volume. It may be worth going a step up and getting the Roland street cube. Do you need it to be able to run off batteries? If not, try the Roland Cube 30. I use dusty strings pickups and they sound better through the Cube 30 however that amp can not run on batteries.
My first preference is a kortier pickup on each string but that is not always possible. I use Dusty Strings pickups in one of my harps which sound great! I installed Rebel pickups into someone else’s harp and they also sound great. I could not make a fair comparison due to both harps being very different.
The harness that dusty strings has prevents potential buzz from wires vibrating against the soundboard or soundbox. You may have to make something similar to prevent that potential issue with the rebel pickup.
Piezos are not expensive. To make something similar to both systems would be under 5 USD if you know how to solder.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5-PCS-12mm-Piezo-Elements-Sounder-Sensor-Trigger-Drum-Disc-wire-copper/401096575002?hash=item5d6338081a:g:jcwAAOSwk5FUr5lNThese pickups are new but they are great! They are excellent quality and the value for money is amazing. They are a similar concept to dusty strings having multiple piezos spaced along the inside of the sound board.
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 hereWil-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.
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!
