[Steve Carlton]

A quarter of the sale total will go to the British Red Cross, Brave Hearts of the North East and the Tusk Trust Limited.

Knopfler said the collection was the product of his 60-year “love affair” with guitars, but it was time to relinquish “some of these treasured six-string companions.”

“You can be sure I’ll be sad to see them go but we’ve had wonderful times together and I can’t play them all,” he said. ”To you fellow players, enthusiasts and collectors, I wish you many good times with these old friends of mine.”

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/01/30/dire-straits-mark-knopfler-to-auction-120-of-his-guitars-next-year