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A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck includes a main body and a pair front legs coupled to the main body. The pair of front legs is configured to receive a portion of the body of the musical instrument therein. A neck rest of the stand is removably coupled to the main body and i

A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck includes a main body and a pair front legs coupled to the main body. The pair of front legs is configured to receive a portion of the body of the musical instrument therein. A neck rest of the stand is removably coupled to the main body and is configured to receive a portion of the neck of the musical instrument therein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck comprising: a main body including a first body panel, a second body panel, and a hinge coupled to and positioned between the first and second body panels such that the first and second body panels are configured

The invention claimed is: 1. A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck comprising: a main body including a first body panel, a second body panel, and a hinge coupled to and positioned between the first and second body panels such that the first and second body panels are configured to pivot relative to one another; a pair of front legs including a first front leg coupled to the first body panel and a second front leg coupled to the second body panel, wherein the pair of front legs is configured to receive the body of the musical instrument thereon; and a neck rest configured to be removably coupled to the main body, wherein the neck rest is configured to receive the neck of the musical instrument thereon, and wherein one of the first and second body panels includes a pair of apertures and the neck rest includes a pair of pegs configured to be received within the pair of apertures when the neck rest is in a stowed position. 2. The stand of claim 1, wherein the first front leg is pivotably coupled to the first body panel and is movable relative to the first body panel between a stowed position and an extended position, and the second front leg is pivotably coupled to the second body panel and is movable relative to the second body panel between a stowed position and an extended position. 3. The stand of claim 2, wherein each of the first and second front legs includes a hook and each of the first and second body panels includes a respective first and second pin received within the hook of each of the respective first and second front legs when the front legs are each in the extended position. 4. The stand of claim 2, wherein each of the first and second front legs is positioned within the outer perimeter of the respective body panel when in the stowed position. 5. The stand of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second body panels includes a front end wall having respective first and second bores formed therein, the first and second bores being configured to receive the pair of pegs of the neck rest therein when the neck rest is in a use position. 6. The stand of claim 1, further comprising a pair of rear legs including a first rear leg pivotably coupled to the first body panel and a second rear leg pivotably coupled to the second body panel. 7. The stand of claim 6, wherein the first and second rear legs are each movable between a stowed position generally located within the outer perimeter of the respective body panel and an extended position. 8. The stand of claim 1, wherein the neck rest includes a curved member configured to support a neck of a musical instrument thereon. 9. The stand of claim 8, wherein the neck rest further includes a first tab extending downwardly from the curved member, a first peg coupled to the first tab of the neck rest, a second tab extending downwardly from the curved member, and a second peg coupled to the second tab of the neck rest, wherein the neck rest is configured to be positioned in (i) a stowed position wherein the pegs are received within first and second apertures each formed in one of the first and second body panels of the main body, and (ii) a use position wherein the first peg is received within a first bore formed in a front end wall of the first body panel and the second peg is received within a second bore formed in the front end wall of the second body panel. 10. The stand of claim 1, wherein the hinge includes a first plurality of tabs coupled to the first body panel and a second plurality of tabs coupled to the second body panel, and wherein the first and second plurality of tabs are alternatingly positioned between each other such that each tab of the second plurality of tabs is positioned between adjacent tabs of the first plurality of tabs. 11. The stand of claim 10, wherein the hinge further includes a stop mechanism to prevent pivoting movement of the first and second body panel relative to each other beyond a predetermined orientation. 12. A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck comprising: a main body having first and second body panels configured to move between a use position and a stowed position; a front leg pivotably coupled to one of the first and second body panels and configured to move between a stowed position wherein generally the entire front leg is positioned within the outer perimeter of the respective one of the first and second body panels and an extended position wherein the front leg extends out beyond the outer perimeter of the respective one of the first and second body panels, and further wherein the front leg is configured to support the body of the musical instrument when the front leg is in the use position; and a rear leg pivotably coupled to one of the first and second body panels and configured to move between a stowed position wherein generally the entire rear leg is positioned within the outer perimeter of the respective one of the first and second body panels and an extended position wherein the rear leg extends outwardly beyond the outer perimeter of the respective one of the first and second body panels; a neck rest configured to be removably coupled to the main body, wherein the neck rest is movable between a stowed position and a use position, and wherein generally the entire neck rest is located within the outer perimeter of each of the first and second body panels of the main body when the neck rest is in the stowed position, and wherein the neck rest is positioned outside the outer perimeter of both of the first and second body panels of the main body when the neck rest is in the use position. 13. The stand of claim 12, wherein the second body panel is pivotably coupled to the first body panel. 14. The stand of claim 13, wherein the main body further includes a hinge having a first plurality of tabs integrally formed with the first body panel and a second plurality of tabs integrally formed with the second body panel. 15. The stand of claim 12, wherein the stand is able to be positioned in a first configuration such that the stand is configured to receive and support the body of the musical instrument thereon and a second configuration such that the stand is configured to receive and support a portion of the neck of the musical instrument thereon. 16. A stand for a musical instrument having a body and a neck comprising: a main body configured to move between an opened position and a closed position, the main body including a first body panel, a second body panel, and a hinge pivotably coupling the first and second body panels to each other; a pair of front legs pivotably coupled to the main body, each leg of the pair of front legs being generally J-shaped to define a J-shaped cut-out configured to receive the body of the musical instrument therein; a pair of rear legs pivotably coupled to the main body; and a neck rest configured to be removably coupled to the main body and including a curved portion configured to support the neck of the musical instrument thereon; wherein the first and second body panels are spaced apart from each other in the closed position in order to define a storage space between the first and second body panels configured to receive the pair of front legs, the pair of rear legs, and the neck rest therein.