Now - [Give us an example of and elegant mount, please. I've yet to find one. Just use them because I really like the tom on the bass.....]Still would like to see examples of an elegant mount. People complain about the Pearls, but solutions would be better!
You might want to take this offline and PM anything further so that this thread no longer gets hijacked.
Here's the last bit of advice, hope it helps.
Type "bass drum mount" and "bass drum tom mount" into the search strings. Switch to image view. Ignore all of the Pearl Plumbing Pipes and choose one or two that strikes you as elegant.
That's all there is to it. There really are plenty out there to choose from. If none appeals to you, then maybe check out some of the Custom Drum sections from older MDs and such. Goodness knows, through the years there's been gobs of neato tom holders. Most worked quite well ... some did not.
I wish you good luck and happy hunting in your endeavors. Yes Sir