Before I built my first guitar, I was always doing some sort of guitar related refinishing, rewiring, or repair. After about 5 years of building and repairing part-time, I decided to fully devote myself to luthrie. I attended the Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair in British Columbia, Canada, where I learned the fine art of acoustic guitar and mandolin construction, and honed my skills at the equally challenging fine art of musical instrument repair. 

   I focused on 6 string acoustic guitar building for a number of years before I began building 8 string guitars, and I find them both equally intriguing. I built my first Fanned-Fret® 8 string during my studies at Summit school. And, realizing how much sense having multiple scale lengths made, I knew I had to build one. I completed my first 8 string guitar in February of 1999.  Since the completion of that  first guitar, I have been exclusively playing 8 string guitar.  Not only are my instruments crafted with my experiences as a professional instrument builder, and my experience running and owning various repair shops, but my designs also incorporate my experiences as a performing musician.

   In addition to guitar building and repair, I have been a professional sound man, played in various bands with various styles, currently playing in a duo "Wes Lambe and Scott Crews".
Also currently the head Luthier for The Music Loft in Carrboro, NC.