Does anyone recognize this maker?

Robin Thompson
Robin Thompson
@robin-thompson
7 years ago
1,415 posts

That is quite distinctive.  And I don't recall having seen the exact form on a mountain dulcimer before. 

Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
@curtis-carlisle-bouterse
7 years ago
15 posts

No label, hence my question...

Ken Hulme
Ken Hulme
@ken-hulme
7 years ago
2,111 posts

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?  

Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
@curtis-carlisle-bouterse
7 years ago
15 posts

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.

[I tried loading pix directly but when I tried both JPEG and PDF it said it had to be in JPEG or PDF format. IOW, it didn't recognize my formats.]

Ken Hulme
Ken Hulme
@ken-hulme
7 years ago
2,111 posts

To me those scrolls aren't particularly distinctive.  I've seen a lot of builders make that sort of 'grooved scroll'.

Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
Curtis Carlisle Bouterse
@curtis-carlisle-bouterse
7 years ago
15 posts
I bought this from a seller in VA; the scroll looks distinctive enough to be identifiable. Any guesses? https://www.banjohangout.org/photo/230317