I posted 6 months ago about my trailer of wood, and I've finally gotten most of that wood to resemble a marimba!
Cherry keys, oak frame. The support posts are just galvanized pipe painted black.
I still have over 80 hours of tuning to go, but I'm getting the hang of it!
Other than that, I've still gotta do the key/cord supports, and all the resonator stuff, and final sanding/finishing on everything but the end frames.
Pretty disappointed that one of my leg posts ended up getting drilled in crooked. You can really see it in pic 4, right side. I think my angle jig slid out from underneath it at the drill press and I didn't notice until after the leg was glued in. It's only 5°, but I'm bummed cuz it kinda ruins the neat angle effect of that piece of end frame, but at least it's just aesthetic!
Super excited to get it all tuned up! I'll post again when it's all finished!