Originally Posted by
sweeks
Whether or not you damp the crossing spoke, anything contacting the spoke of interest interferes with its vibration and can alter the frequency (pitch).
No, that's really not how the physics of vibration works. To the greatest extent different vibration modes exist independently - in the same spoke and between spokes.
When things are very close to being in tune there is a limited "pulling" effect - but notice how you can still hear a dissonance between mismatched undamped crossing spokes because their effect on one another is tiny. When you get them in tune with each other they sound much more clearly.
And with a stiff "string" like a spoke the end fixation reduces the effective length somewhat.
I'm sticking to the measurements.
The problem is that you're comparing misinformation about one method of measurement vs complete disregard of the well documented flaws in not just the
idea of a deflection-based mechanical tension meter, but in choosing to make a paragon of the park device, the crudest and least accurate form of one on the market.
You may very well build good wheels, but that is because
you build good wheels. Many do so with no specific measurement attempt at all.