Today, the word Vabrato is often erroneously used in place of Vibrato. The real word Vabrato however, all but disappeared from the written or oral vernacular nearly 400 years ago and it is next to impossible to find accurate references to it.

I ventured across the name myself on a trip through Portugal while visiting the majestic, Castle City of Obidos in the 'Gracejo' region.

I saw the name 'Vabrato' carved on a large cobblestone in a corner of the central courtyard of Obidos. The letters were unimpressive and nearly invisible as they were extremely worn from the countless footsteps that rubbed themselves over the words through the centuries.

But I recall reading them and feeling that there was a powerful definition behind the name Vabrato. Although fluent in Portuguese, I had never heard the word and was surprised that no one I knew had either. The mystery behind the word only made it stick in my mind that much more. I finally asked my father to write a Portuguese historian friend to ask if he could shed some light on what Vabrato meant.

After some months, my father received a letter from his old friend. He mentioned some obscure references to it in old texts and explained to my father the meaning of the word and his sadness that such a wonderful expression had been lost to time.

Upon reading the definition, I knew that I had the name for my business.

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