Presto Beat

Scrambling straight up the polished piano keys, I caught sight of a vintage wooden metronome parked right on the music ledge. Its shiny brass pendulum arm was locked behind a tiny silver clasp, with a heavy sliding brass weight sitting dead in the middle. Time to max out the beat! I leaped onto the tapered timber casing, flicked the latch open with a gloved thumb, and shoved that brass slider all the way down to presto with both soles. One solid kick to the wand, and tick-tack-tick-tack—the metal pendulum whipped back and forth in a frantic silver blur! Pure sonic tempo to kickstart the whole room!