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Definitely could be done; you'd also need an electromagnet to "pulse" the pendulum (much like the magnetic "perpetual motion" toys out there).

Also - I would suggest using regular bulbs instead of LEDs. If you can deal with the higher voltages involved, neon lamps would give it a great look.

Also, rather than a tape recorder, use one of those large doorbell "big ben" chimes instead (if you can find a really old one - from the 1960s or so - some of them used a similar motor/drum switched sequencer for the solenoid chime playing system).

It sounds very intriguing, and probably would be cool to watch function...



For the nixie tube I was going to copy this design https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:880429




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