Hi tnprime,
many thanks for your report!
What a pity that Ming obviously wasn’t able to improve their wheel builds;
it’s more than three years ago when they promised to do:
Re: Broken spokes
Here’s an interesting article about the “ear-method”; I believe we - as very small wheel users - don’t need to take that much attention to the exact musical pitch of each spoke.
Most important is that a plucked spoke has to produce a clear note - and not a dull thud.
Check spoke tension by ear / John S. Allen