Originally Posted by
mrrabbit
Despite its imperfections, the tension meter has one "beauty" to it: It makes no assumptions about crossing, gauges, etc. It simply measures a given deflection per given distance.
And since there is a direct relationship between tension and pitch for a given wheel, the meter can be used to calibrate pitch for that wheel, and even an unmusical ear could easily get a set of spokes up to an equal pitch to within an eighth-step, and I guess another form of my question would be how that resolution compares with the quarter-unit-of-deflection readable on the meter?
Anyways, thanks for digging up the extra links for me, I have some homework to do!
(Do you have an ETA for changing your sig to 4000+ wheels built?)