Originally Posted by
Thruhiker
I tour a lot and this is really small and light- I could easily put it in my tool kit. I build my own wheels and use a spoke tension meter (tensionmeter?) at home. I know I could never get close "plucking" the spokes by ear. Thanks in advance for your opinions.
I think the plucking frequency is a good method. I’ve never embraced it for building, or even truing wheels. It is probably a good comparative approach and a lot of people use it.
You can also get free tuner apps for your phone. It would be up to you to see what works better. You might want to get a pick, maybe a Fender heavy, as you will need enough volume and sustain for the tuner to register before the tone starts to decay.
My fear of using a tuner would result in me being able to play Stairway on my wheelset, but they would ride like crap.
John