Elegant, but looks as tho it would actually be easier to fit and inlet a trap buttplate !!
I agree, after having done both. However, finding a good trap buttplate at a reasonable price has become difficult these days. The inletting of the skeleton is, if done properly, IMO more than twice as difficult as that of the trap. However the boring, finishing and subsequent lining of the trap cavity has defeated more than one smith so I guess it depends. I personally much prefer the trap or heel-&-toe plates over the skeleton anyway but anything I've ever seen Glenn do has been top-notch so I may hafta try one of his skeletons one day. I have a set of his heel-&-toe plates but haven't used them yet, they're first-rate as usual.
Regards, Joe
