Bill - you're right. I'm talking about a chest height stand that you can step in behind the instrument and immediately start picking/strumming. In the distant past I remember seeing a dobro holder and a mountain dulcimer holder which hold these two instruments in a flat, table-like position, ready for playing. Also I've seen performers on TV with a guitar stand at chest height. They seemed to be on a sturdy single rod like a microphone stand , or, for the dulcimer, an X-legged stand like for electronic keyboards. They had rubber covered adjustable clamps that fit at strategic places on the body so the instrument was secure.

Recently a friend of mine (who lives in another town) mentioned that he switches off between fiddle and banjo to alternate instrumental breaks in a song while his wife plays bass. I got to wondering how he does that, since those two instruments are pretty different in their "holding" styles, so that's why I'm inquiring.

I'm going to go look at Alice's on-line store now.