In this blog post I'll be building the actual instrument. One of the challenges is to have it remain portable and light. It must also be the same height as an actual tabla (when assembled). Also, the player should be able to adjust the angle of the drum as it is done in the actual instrument.
For this I first got myself some wood and asked a friend some help with a cnc mill, the outcome:
Then I bought a couple of tripods. I made the wood so that they can be screwed into the tripods. That is, they can be disassembled for portability.
Finally I attached the faux leather to resemble the feel of the actual drums:
Wait for the next post to see it working together with the pi pico!