[sdiy] any thoughts on what this part may be?

[Travis Thatcher]

Helping a good buddy with a really weird, rare old Allen Organ
electronic harpsichord. We actually got some schematics and docs from
Allen Organ who were intrigued by the weird aftermarket preset
controls that someone had built into the thing. Its basically all
working except for the 4' strings voice and we've narrowed it down to
the following part:

http://recompas.com/hpschd.jpg

Only problem is that I haven't the slightest clue what it is. I'm
guessing some sort of capacitor charging solenoid? The working ones do
not make any mechanical sound and when we swapped this one with a
known working one things operate as expected. I'm stumped!



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