Hand held stringed instrument case and stand

A combination case and stand for a hand held stringed instrument, said case and stand having a body portion and a neck portion and two side, top and rear surfaces, the lower end of said case and stand providing a flat bottom supporting surface lying at an angle of about 90.degree. with the long axis of said case and stand, said side, top, rear and bottom surfaces all having front edges defining a substantially rectangular opening, said case and stand having a pair of doors hingedly affixed along the front edges of said side surfaces which open and close upon themselves to define an instrument display position and an instrument carrying position, respectively, said doors in said closed position defining continuations of said side surfaces and a front surface and in said open position defining an instrument receiving pocket and forming a 90.degree. angle with said bottom supporting surface so as to provide side to side stability when said doors are in the open position, whereby when said doors are in the open position, said instrument may be positioned in said instrument receiving pocket by orientation 90.degree. to its normal carrying position within said case and stand.