The present invention relates to a rest support for supporting and positioning a guitar or similar instrument, hereinafter referred to as a guitar, which is supported by a shoulder strap or waiste belt or other system that allows the guitar to hang down in the vacinity of the the player's hip at the strumming end of the guitar, to uniformly distribute the the weight of the guitar over the player's upper leg area and more comfortably postioning the guitar at the front of the player for better viewing and at better angles for playing.
The weight of a guitar is very heavy and uncomfortable to hold over long periods of time. Various suspension systems for supporting the guitar on the front of the body have been used. Types of suspension strap systems commonly used are shoulder strap systems, waiste strap systems and other systems wherein the strumming end of the guitar hangs loosely at the hip area of the player. The difficulties with this positioning of the guitar are that the loosely hanging weight at the strumming end of the instrument requires the player to support it with various parts of the upper body and also the player is required to be continuously maneuvering the guitar into a better position to view the guitar and into a better playing angle. Within a period of time, the player develops fatigue and discomfort caused to some extent by this positioning of the guitar. Applicant has recently developed a Double Strap Harness for a Guitar, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/363,812, filed Jul. 30, 1999, and a Harness Attachment for a Guitar, U.S. patent application, filed, which overcome the defeciencies of prior shoulder strap systems. The present invention is directed to improving the effeciencies of all guitar support systems where the strumming end of the guitar hangs loosely at the hip area of the player.