Replace Derek’s guitar

This is from Derek’s Facebook post.

I'm in shock!  After 23 years of song writing, playing and touring, my Martin DC1 guitar has been destroyed!  It was the first time I was ever asked to gate check my soft case.  I explained to the American Airlines attendant that in my 23 years of traveling with this guitar, I was never asked to gate check a guitar in a soft case.  They assured me that they would keep a special eye on it. When making a transfer at DFW I retrieved my guitar at the gate and I peeked in the case, all was fine.  We then made it to our connecting flight and once again I was asked to gate check.  I asked why this change? Apparently the overhead doesn't accommodate for guitars anymore. "New efficient design" for carry on bags only. I trusted all would be fine.  We landed but the guitar was not at the gate, they said I had to go to baggage claim.  The guitar and case were there but for whatever reason, I did not look inside, everything felt fine.  The guitar has been sitting in my music studio for about a month, untouched until today at band rehearsal.  Mid-rehearsal I thought, "hey this song would sound a lot better on acoustic!"  I reached over and unzipped the case and pulled out a guitar that Jimi Hendrix had got a hold of of. WTF! who came in here and smashed my guitar? Then it dawned on me . . . the airline bag check at the gate.  What an unfortunate and costly mistake on my part.  To think someone (baggage handlers) would be careful?  I hope that there is someway to replace my Martin.  Crossing my fingers.