How do I create this shape at the top of a violin (the scroll?)

Question

I am trying to model a violin, but I am unsure how to make the coiled thingy at the top above the pegs:

https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/74169 – Duarte Farrajota Ramos Aug 30 '20 at 01:49 — Duarte Farrajota Ramos, Aug 30 '20 at 01:49

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 29 '20 at 21:02

You could begin with a Curve > Curve Spiral > Archemedian (with the addon Add Curve: Extra Objects). Reduce its Radius Growth:

Covert to mesh, extrude down:

Fill the faces along the spiral:

Flatten the top on the Z axis:

Continue to model:

Then at one point select all and Mesh > Symmetrize on the Z axis:

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