I played with this idea a while ago, making a spreadsheet to calculate the note and using a tuner app on my phone. The note is set by how fast the tension can pull the inertia of the wire back and forth. I ran into a couple of bugs. The allowable +-20% tension range is about +- three notes (F#4 to A4 to C5). Frequency for the desired tension varies with spoke diameter and length, making middle A only a close guess for the right tension. The free run of the spoke is interrupted by the crosses, so it's hard to get a good tone. The free run of a butted spoke is not clear, should it be the butted part or the entire length or an average?
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