For the record I've got the wheel as true as I think I can get it. I measured tension and on the meter one side almost every spoke was around 25 and on the other almost every was around 20. 1 or 2 that were 15. So without using the the tension meter as I guide I was able to get pretty even tension and a pretty true wheel. This is a 30 year old 36h wheel. I have no idea what the history of this wheel is.