Noisy Sage 4 mos UPDATED WITH VIDEO

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Has anyone encountered this? I have a Grumpy Sage that I purchased for my collection from another artist. She is lovely but when I turn her arms and legs they make weird noises. I have tried redoing the cable ties to make sure they were not on too tightly and she still does it. I just can’t figure why?

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What type of noise?
Squeaky? Crunchy?

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Does she have jointed arms and legs? There are metal joints that kind of sqeak a bit when turned.

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Does she have armature? It makes noise when you’re repositioning the doll.

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No joints and no armature. It is a rubbing noise similar to the movement of an armature though. It happens when I rotate the arms and legs in any movement of them. It is very hard to describe but it disrupts the pleasantness of the cuddle factor for me. LMBO!

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Maybe some kind of plug in the limbs? I know I heard a squeaking when I put cardboard in the limbs…

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I had a doll that did that. Made a funny squeaky noise when the limbs were moved like rubbing two balloons together. It was also super stiff to move. I put a tiny bit of cornstarch in the limb grooves with a fine soft paintbrush - no noise and no stiffness. My doll had a vinyl body though which was rubbing against the vinyl limbs, can’t imagine how a cloth body could squeak though!

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Ok here is a link to a video I made of the sound. I just have never had a baby do this so it is odd to me.

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Whoa. That’s weird. And very loud. :flushed:

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Did you recoat the flanges?

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No but I was wondering if that would help.

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I would try it. Since new zipties didnt fix it.

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don’t know that they are coated but I was wondering if doing something like that would help. Like with Superglue?

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Or paper glaze…

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I use SuperGlue. I wonder, too, if some glass beads got in the flanges.

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That is normal if the flanges are dry. I always coat mine with top coat nail polish.

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I worked til 7 tonight for a coworker on vacation so have not had a day off today to look into it. I will take her apart on Friday when I am off and see if coating them works.

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Maybe try rings?