Stand for supporting a musical instrument

A musical instrument stand for an instrument having a rear surface, a bottom edge and a strap nut and mounting screw, the stand comprising:

• (a) an L shaped mounting block with two legs for mounting said stand to said instrument wherein one leg of said L shaped mounting block is disposed adjacent said rear surface and the remaining leg of said L shaped mounting block is disposed adjacent said bottom edge and secured thereon by said strap nut and mounting screw;
• (b) a flat stand member pivotally attached to said L shaped mounting block and moveable between a first, closed position adjacent said rear surface and a second, open position spaced away from said rear surface by a predetermined angle;
• (c) a retaining clip capable of retaining said stand in said second, open position;
• (d) a catch assembly capable of alternately holding and releasing said retaining clip wherein said stand will remain in either said second, open position or return to said first, closed position, said catch assembly configured to contact a horizontal surface and exert a holding force to said retaining clip when said catch assembly is in contact with said surface, and to release said retaining clip upon removal of said catch assembly from said horizontal surface;
• (e) a retracting means for retracting said stand to said first, closed position such that absent any preventative force, said stand will return to and remain in said first, closed position;
• (f) engaging means for leveraging said stand into said second, open position, said engaging means configured to contact a horizontal surface and exert leverage therefrom to said flat stand member wherein said leverage causes said flat stand member to move from said first, closed position to said second, open position.