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Pick- Up Camper: A Great Alternative

Here is a budget- savvy alternative in pulling up an expensive camper trailer or wrestling with the ground in pitching up a tent. All you need to do is park that pick- up camper, prepare those outdoor sleeping accessories and snooze until the early morning. This innovative camp- along keeps you safe and dry no matter what the weather. It is perfect for camping, fishing, hunting, boating, auto racing, dirt biking and much more exciting getaway activities. This light commercial vehicle features a separate cabin and rear load area. Many have short rigid sides and an opening rear gate, while others have a flat tray back which is known as “ute” in Australia and New Zealand.

To know more better about a pick- up camper, it is a light motor vehicle with an open- top rear cargo area. In North America, it generally refers to a small or medium sized truck vehicle rather than a those based on passenger cars.

To protect your pick- up camper, there needs to have a cover. It ranges from the expensive fiberglass lids to the top quality frame mounted vinyl covers. For that cover to last longer, there is the Tonneau Magic which is the only vinyl treatment promoted by Sports Masters for their products.

Here are some samples of roll covers for a pick- up camper from Tonneau Masters, a division of Sport Masters Inc. Tonneau is a  French word meaning “loosely”.

* The original hinged slant- side Tonnaeau cover is a remarkable heavy-duty vinyl. It lets you unlatch and lift the cover for full access to the bed without unsnapping. Plus, there’s no drilling. The black enameled frame clamps securely to the truck bed of the pick- up camper. Its smooth aerodynamic profile improves gas mileage and saves money. The tubular supports add strength and durability to shed rain and snow. Reinforced corners on the vinyl keep your cover in great shape for years. And removal is easy with a special quick-release pin.
* The slant- side Tonneau cover is the most economical way to protect your cargo. This heavy-duty vinyl truck bed cover keeps your valuables inside your pick- up camper locked in your sight. The black enameled frame clamps securely to the bed so there’s no need to drill any holes. The superior quality and workmanship shows in the reinforced corners on the vinyl that keeps the  cover in great shape for years. Tough tubular supports add strength and durability to shed rain and snow.
* The low- profile roll- up has a snapless, low profile Tonneau cover. It rolls up in one convenient piece, allowing for hassle free hauling. It mounts to the inside of the pick- up camper bed providing accessibility to the stake hole pockets. This feature allows for the installation of many popular truck accessories such as side rails and ladder racks. Like all of Sport Masters tonneau covers, the TM-80′s quality and craftsmanship is guaranteed by a lifetime-limited warranty.

Piano Accordion

The piano accordion is one of the well-known families of accordion instrument that have been used in a number of musical concerts in the whole world.  It is most often indicated by the term “accordion”, but it is actually one of the most recent inventions among the types of accordion.

As numerous resources hold, the piano keyboard was first placed on accordion in 1852 by Bouton of Paris.  From that time until the early the 1900s, this instrument was not given much attention or any improvement, until the year 1910 onwards when the piano accordion came into prominence almost worldwide and remains the most popular type of accordion used.

A new development with piano accordion came into being with the development of the Stradella bass system.  This system is commonly noted as a standardization of the bass button layout, thus the piano accordion became the first truly standardized universal type of accordion ever developed.  This means that the player of this instrument has the opportunity to play any type or make of piano accordion without any adjustment in the system.  Well, this had not been possible before as there were a number of varying button accordions with a number of different systems.

The piano accordions come in a variety of sizes.  It is necessary to note in the first place that they are sized by the number of basses they have, anywhere from 12 basses for a student instrument up to the standard 120bass full-sized instrument.   There are also some vintage models and toys that are much smaller, such as the oddball instruments with extra basses or fewer basses; however, most of the accordions will fall in that range.

So, when you are opting for a piano accordion, it is perhaps necessary to check the width of the treble keyboard and the width of every white key, in particular.  Note that the standard size keys are just a little narrower than the piano keys, which is about 3/4”.  Thus, if you are used to playing the piano, or maybe you have larger hands, then you may have difficulty playing an accordion with smaller than standard keys.

Here are the standard reed specifications of the piano accordion:

* 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 treble reeds
* 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 bass reeds

Finally, it is worth noting that piano accordions are generally the same as that of the chromatic, except for a different shape to the keyboard notes as well as the keyboard layout.  And, since it has a universal note system, it’s no wonder that the production of this instrument has far exceeded that of any form of button accordion from the early 1920s up to these days.