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I have had this tailpiece on the cello for 30 years.

Thanks again for all the ideas here. I have contacted a biochemist at the university, and hope that he or a colleague can look at it. I have also asked one of the local luthiers who has seen the cello ...

Thanks again for all your responses. Mat, I live in the South (SC), but the cello is in my studio at school, which is pretty consistently 72 degrees. Interesting ideas about the mould or wax bloom. No ...

OK - here are three pics - not great quality, I know. But maybe you can get the idea of the problem. In the first picture, you need to enlarge it greatly - you can see some of the dots on the tailpiec ...

Thanks for your replies so far. No, it is definitely not coming from the ceiling, and I have had the case (and the cello in and out of the case) in my studio and at my home. I took a couple of picture ...

I have owned a 1716 Boquay cello since 1980 - it has a very rich dark varnish. About a year ago it started to develop little white dots on the top plate. I can wipe them off with a rag, but they keep ...