Musical instrument stand

An instrument support stand comprising, in combination:

• a pair of L-shaped members constructed of flat, generally rigid material, each of said members having an elongated leg portion and an elongated foot portion extending from one end of the leg portion, said foot portion of each member having a flat surface on the side remote from the leg portion of the member adapted to rest upon a horizontal surface and said flat side of each of said members having a first slot extending therein generally normal to the flat side and confronting the leg portion of said member, each of said members having a second slot extending into the side of the foot portion thereof opposite the flat side and adjacent to the end of the foot portion opposite the leg portion thereof, and a third slot extending into the end of the leg portion remote from the foot portion, an elongated back strut having a first and a second slot extending therein from one side thereof and spaced from each other, said slots being disposed at an angle to the axis of the back strut and being closest to each other at the one side of the back strut, the first slot of one of the L-shaped members being aligned with the first slot of the back strut and engaging the back strut, and the first slot of the other of the L-shaped members being aligned with the second slot of the back strut and engaging the back strut, an elongated front strut having a first and a second slot extending therein from one side thereof and spaced from each other, said slots being disposed at an angle to the axis of the front strut and being farthest from each other at the one side of the front strut, the second slot of one of the L-shaped members being aligned with the first slot of the front strut and engaging the front strut, and the second slot of the other of the L-shaped members being aligned with the second slot of the front strut and engaging the front strut, and means for supporting the neck of a musical instrument including a depending flat strip having a first slot and a second slot extending therein from one side thereof and at a converging angle to said side thereof, the third slot of one of the L-shaped members being aligned with the one slot of the strip and engaging the strip, and the third slot of the other of the L-shaped members being aligned with the second slot of the strip and engaging the strip, whereby an instrument may be positioned on the foot portion of the L-shaped members between the leg portions thereof and the front strut, and the neck of the instrument engaged by the means therefor to support the instrument.