Originally Posted by
nazcalines
I just built my first wheel (28 2.0-1.5 spokes, 11 speed hub) following Roger Musson's ebook. I took my time and tuned the spokes by tone, like he suggests. When I went to the coop to check the tension, I was spot on consistent all the the way around, but way low in tension. If I had a similar wheel at home I would've just got it to a similar feel/pitch and called it good.
nazcalines, I'm building my first wheel, too, even though I've been involved in bike wrenching for more than 40 years. I wanted to avoid the situation you found yourself in.
So did you go home and tighten everything? Did you buy a tension meter tool?
I have access to an older edition of Musson's book, but its good enough and so inexpensive that I'm going to buy the most recent edition.