That is quite distinctive. And I don't recall having seen the exact form on a mountain dulcimer before.
Does anyone recognize this maker?
No label, hence my question...
My bad description -- it is a deep grooved circle in the scroll end of the head. Easy to make with a router and some router-experience.
No maker's label inside?
A closer view may clarify. The scroll is not a spiral but a concentric ring; it tapers dramatically from 36mm to 6mm. I will defer to your experience but I have not seen one anything like this.
https://www.banjohangout.org/photo/230369.
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To me those scrolls aren't particularly distinctive. I've seen a lot of builders make that sort of 'grooved scroll'.
I bought this from a seller in VA; the scroll looks distinctive enough to be identifiable. Any guesses? https://www.banjohangout.org/photo/230317
