Originally Posted by
RGMN
If all you want the tensiometer is the check the spoke tension the Park tool should be fine, but it is really overkill for that. Just pluck the spokes. They should all the ring the same. If one has a much higher or lower tone it is either tighter or looser than the rest.
That’s for the front wheel only. The rear spokes have a different tone from the front and the tone will depend on whether they are driveside of nondriveside. The driveside will have a higher tone than the nondriveside. Don’t try to get the tone the same on the rear because that will do a number on the dish.