Got my spoke wrench today. It wiggles a little on the spokes. Made me wonder whether or not it takes a 6.0 or a 5.8 or something.
Anyway, I struck some of the front spokes with the wrench, and, in musical terms, it sounds like the pitch may be apart somewhere near a semitone. Is that a substantial amount of difference in tightness?
And, if anyone remembers my post on the front tire wear, I played with the front wheel (still tightened with brake caliper on), and while there may be a little dirt on the tire to throw things off, I suspect that the fellow who mounted and balanced that tire didn't try very hard to get it right
as I can detect an imbalance. If I set the tire in a certain position, it will roll backwards. When I spin it, it tends (not always) to settle to a certain area where the valve core and lead weight are somewhere near the bottom.