Patent ID: 6050536
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A47B,G10C,G10G

Abstract:
A music support in combination with a keyboard instrument having an upper flat horizontal longitudinally extending ledge, a raised ridge along the front of the ledge, a rearwardly inclined music stand on said ledge spaced from the front of said ledge and adapted to hold pages of music to be played by a musician, comprising:a longitudinal block resting on said ledge between said raised ridge and said music stand and extending along the length of said stand, said block having a trapezoidal cross section including a flat lower surface supported on said ledge, front and rear flat longitudinal surfaces extending upwardly above said ridge, an upper flat surface inclined rearwardly at an angle toward said music stand so that said rear surface adjacent said music stand is shorter in height than said front surface, said upper surface angle being complementary to the inclined music stand for supporting said music pages at a rearwardly inclined angle against said stand, and end surfaces having a relatively narrow width between said ridge and music stand, said block providing a support raising the bottoms of music pages above said ridge to avoid interference by said ridge when turning music pages.