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Torres 640 extra fret
The original SE153 is 650 and of course only has 19 frets. Although I have made many with rosewood, this is the first time I have changed anything else on this model. The measurement at the nut is 50 on this one and on all of the SE 153 copies I make. 640 works very well because of the small body while the extra fret is seen by some to be indispensable for modern music. I have resisted making the extra fret standard just like I don’t usually put a marker on the 7th position but obviously these things can be included for no extra cost at the time of ordering. 
Label
Another video, continuation of the previous ones. There might be about 10 in total once we get the large video cut up into manageable pieces.
20th fret
I usually only make things like a 20th fret, extra strings or weird scale lengths if I am copying an existing instrument but here is a just-finished 20 fret on a standard concert guitar. I tried to make the fretboard extension as aesthetically pleasing as possible, have a look. I used circles of a specific radius to trace the contours and I think it shows. You can compare it to the solutions proposed by others.
M. Kohno 1999
M. Aracama 2011
F. Santiago 2011
R. Moreno 2003
F. Sheppard 2009
Arias 1900
T. Humphrey 1990
Preparing the sides for the back
Another video from 2006. This is a flamenca blanca which I think must have gone to Guitar Salon International.