Does lacquer affect [[https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/cello%20tone|cello tone]]?

Yes, if there is too much lacquer used on a cello then it would produce a more dull sound.
Less lacquer means a brighter sound. Some [[https://www.bing.com/search?q=people%20argue&form=MSNNWS&mkt=en-us&pq=people%20argue|people argue]] that the type of lacquer can change the sound,  [[https://app.leadertask.com/|Tranh gỗ treo phòng khách]] but only in a very, very minute way.(Image: [[https://picography.co/page/1/600|https://picography.co/page/1/600]])