Answer:
I have 24 keys but cannot open any locks. Sometimes loud sometimes soft
Tear me off and scratch my head what once red is now black.
I begin your sentences.
I am one with eight to spare, lest I lose my one. I'm not a number. What am I?
I am a precious stone as clear as diamond. Seek me out while the sun's near the horizon. Though you can walk on water with my power try to keep me and I'll vanish in an hour.
If itβs information you seek, come and see me. If itβs pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three. What am I?