Hi Anne,
I have a 15 year old Eve with no levers of any kind. It was my only harp for 12 years and she has a very special place in my heart. In the first 11 years I had her I broke 1 string, then I found this forum and discovered that strings should be replaced even if they don’t break. A new set from Vermont Strings cost $25.00 and I thought that was pretty cheap, so I changed all the strings. The only difference I noticed was that it took a few weeks for her to hold her tuning. Previously, at our once a week rehearsals for the group I am in, I had very little tuning to do, she held