Originally Posted by
Mr. Beanz
As far as the ping, I myself would loosen the spokes a tad before adding tension. That will release any spokes that are currently binding. The ping is caused by binding spokes. I've had shop builders adjust my wheels only to add the ping by binding spokes. I've had to loosen them a bit to release the bind, then readjust.
In my experience, there's usually only one ping (per spoke) as the tension is released. It sounds like the OP is experiencing repeated pinging. Unless the wheel was recently serviced and the tech allowed the spokes to wind-up or bind, I'm not sure this explains the problem...