Because it’s more valuable as is

I don’t even mean monetary value (though that’s also true, you don’t refinish a vintage guitar because you halve the selling price), but the historical value and sentimental value and enjoyment value. It’s a record of the time he’s put in on it and the dedication to this instrument. That means something, more than “fixing” it ever could.

So you think Willie Nelson should replace the top on Trigger?

There’s not enough context here to say that with any certainty. If husband was playing it and enjoying it, then it’s doing the job it needs to. Even if it was actually broken and actually fixed, it still changes the relationship between player and instrument and could’ve easily taken away earned character as a way to make it look “nice”

“Night owl mode” “asleep before midnight”

This is what I read at almost 1am with probably still at least a half hour before I’m going to fall asleep tonight (about average for me with sometimes a bit later)