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@36x18
You can use bar end shifters on the down tube braze ons, but you need the other bits that may be very difficult to source. A set of dt levers will only cost a few quid, so it's not worth trying to use what you have for the sake of it. That said, Paul thumbies would, even at £49.999, be worth it to keep the gear changing on the bars.
These things; http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/paul-mountain-thumbies-bar-end-gear-lever-shifter-mounts-222-mm-band-on-shimano-version-prod24619/
For flat bar brake levers, a pair of low end shimano jobs are fine.