What ten minutes a day actually does

  • Ease across your whole range

    The back pressure does part of the work your throat was doing. The same note, less effort.

  • A warm-up you can do anywhere

    Humming through the pipe is far quieter than singing scales — backstage, in the car, in a hotel room at midnight.

  • A voice that comes back faster

    Used as a cool-down after a gig, a long teaching day, or a day of talking — not just before one.

  • Less strain when you go high

    Not a bigger range. An easier one.

  • The same resistance every session

    So when something feels different, you know it was you — not the tool.

  • Published research behind it

    Developed by Daniel Zangger Borch, PhD, whose doctoral work on the singing voice was supervised by Johan Sundberg. The mechanism is peer-reviewed, and we are specific about what we claim and what we don't.

    Read the science 

  • Over 3,000 sold, 35+ countries

    Shipping since 2023 to singers, actors, teachers and speakers. 4.7★ from 37 verified buyers — every review on this site comes from someone who bought one.

  • Guaranteed, and free to ship in the EU

    Lifetime guarantee against breakage in normal use, in addition to your statutory rights. Free shipping within the EU and Sweden, dispatched within 3 business days.

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  • Zangger VoicePipe and its black case with gold logo, resting on the Vocal Workout of the Day book
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ZANGGER VOICEPIPE™

$117.00 USD
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Lifetime guarantee against breakage in normal use

In over 3,000 shipments we have had no report of a pipe breaking in normal use. If yours does, we replace it. Step on it and that is a different matter. This guarantee applies in addition to your statutory rights, including the three-year right to claim defects under Swedish consumer law.

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Two singers warming up by humming through their Zangger VoicePipes

Ten minutes a day

Quiet enough to use anywhere

Humming through a semi-occluded tube is far quieter than singing scales, so a warm-up stops being something that needs a room of its own. Before a rehearsal, in the kitchen, in the car on the way to a gig.

Ten minutes is enough. That is the whole point of a tool you will actually pick up.

How and when to use the VoicePipe

A singing lesson at Voice Centre Stockholm, the student holding a Zangger VoicePipe while the coach plays piano

The science

What the pipe actually does to your voice

Singing or humming into a semi-occluded tube raises the air pressure just above the vocal folds. That back pressure lets the folds vibrate with less collision force, which is why an SOVT warm-up feels easier on the voice than the same exercise sung into open air.

The VoicePipe is dimensioned for that effect. It is not a drinking straw with a new label. It is used daily in teaching at Voice Centre Stockholm.

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But can't I just use a straw?

Questions people ask before buying

Can't I just use a drinking straw?

You can, and it will do something. A straw is narrow, so it gives a lot of resistance at a very small opening — which makes it hard to keep the airflow steady across a range, and easy to push. The VoicePipe's bore and length were chosen to give useful back pressure while still letting you phonate comfortably from low to high. The video above shows the difference.

What about bubbling into a glass of water?

Water adds a fluctuating resistance on top of the tube: the bubbles make the pressure rise and fall many times a second. Some people like that massaging feel. But it makes the load inconsistent, it needs a glass of water within reach, and it cannot be done quietly backstage or in a car. The VoicePipe gives you a steady, repeatable resistance and nothing to spill.

Why is it so expensive?

Because you are not buying a tube, you are buying the dimensions — the bore and length that produce useful back pressure across a singing range — set by someone who has measured them, plus a method to use it with. It is made in small volumes from PA 2200 rather than moulded by the million, and it comes with a lifetime guarantee against breakage in normal use. A straw is cheaper. It was not designed for your voice.

How do I use it?

Ten minutes a day is enough. Hum gently through the pipe at a comfortable pitch, then move through simple glides up and down your range. You should feel the vibration in your lips and face, not effort in your throat.

What is it made of, and how do I clean it?

The pipe is made of PA 2200, a polyamide used for durable, skin-safe parts. Rinse it with warm water and a mild washing-up liquid, then let it air-dry. Do not put it in the dishwasher and do not boil it — high heat can deform the tube.

When will it ship, and what does it cost?

Your order is dispatched from Sweden within 3 business days. Shipping is free within the EU and Sweden. Other destinations, including the UK, Norway and Switzerland, are calculated at checkout. Delivery time after dispatch is up to the postal service and varies by country.

Can I return it?

Yes. You have 14 days from the day your parcel arrives to change your mind, and you pay the return shipping. If the seal on the packaging is unbroken you get a full refund. You are of course allowed to open it and look at it — but a pipe that has actually been used cannot be resold, so we may reduce the refund to reflect that. If it arrives damaged or faulty, that is our cost and not yours, and you keep the three-year right to claim defects under Swedish consumer law.

Do I need anything else to make it work?

No — the pipe works on its own. But a tool only helps if you pick it up daily, which is what Vocal Workout of the Day is for: a new voice workout every day, built on the same research. The first week is free and no card is needed.

Something went wrong with my order

Email order@zanggervoicepipe.com with your order number. We answer every email within three business days.

Vocal Workout of the Day

The tool is half of it. Doing it every day is the other half.

Vocal Workout of the Day is Daniel Zangger Borch's daily training programme, built on the same voice science as the pipe: a new vocal workout every single day, built for your voice. The first week is free and no card is needed.

Try it free for 7 days