Having made two guitars for Eric Clapton, Kearney was approached by Mark Knopfler during the Australian leg of Dire Straits' On every street tour between October and December 1991. Kearney recalls that he met with Knopfler in Melbourne, and he was very specific with what he wanted: 'He requested a small body guitar that mirrored the outline and aesthetics of the style OOO-45 Martin owned by Stephen Stills. I knew a guitar tech who worked for Stephen Stills and he took a drawing of the body. Mark asked for a 12 fret neck with a scale length of 24.9 inches. The vintage style tuners came from Mike Longworth at Martin.'

Knopfler has kept the guitar for studio use. According to guitar tech Glenn Saggers, the guitar has been on the wall during the most recent recording sessions at British Grove Studios, so that Mark could pick it up and play. Guitarist Richard Bennett used the guitar to record the tracks Sky and water and When you leave on Knopfler’s solo studio album Down the road wherever.

This guitar was auctioned at Christie's in London on 31st January 2024. It was sold for 47.880 Pounds.