Included in its voluminous and fascinating descriptions of journeys through the dark recesses of lumber stores is a discussion of eastern maple, otherwise known as rock or sugar maple. Eastern Maple has been used successfully for bass notes by myself and others. It lacks a ringing quality when used for higher instruments. In other words you can pretty much forget about using it for anything but a bass. Even then, it would not be my first choice for a bass though you will get a good sound.
Maple is a very dense, hard, strong, and heavy wood compared to most.
It can also be used for marimba frames if you reduce the dimensions considerably. Otherwise you'll be stuck having to schlepp around a beast.