Just got word that SWBMAI Vice President Jim Hodges is auctioning off his 1944 Model 00028 Martin Guitar to raise funds to help his grandson David finish his music degree at Moody Bible Institute. The guitar — which Bob Dylan once tried to buy — is up for auction on eBay; the auction will close on Friday, Dec. 18.

Jim writes: ” David will continue at school but my Martin won’t know me any more. I never thought I’d sell any of my guitars, but family is a priority. Well, I still have two Martins left but still, it’s like you have three children and you lose one but you still have two left. It’s not quite the same but you get the idea.”