An apparatus for supporting a musical instrument comprises a stand comprising a plurality of legs comprising a forward leg and two rear legs, and a center block having a plurality of apertures for receiving the legs. Each of the legs comprises a top end and a bottom end. The legs are pivotally attached to the center block and held within the apertures, and the apertures are shaped such that the legs are moveable between a folded configuration and a splayed arrangement wherein the bottom ends of the rear legs are laterally displaced and the bottom end of the forward leg is forwardly displaced.