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Atrium

In the Las Vegas inspired Abt atrium, it’s like you’ve been transported into another world, with a magnificent water fountain, dancing for all to see. Surrounding the fountain are the different boutiques that make the atrium unique.

Bubble Machine

Mike Abt and his family were visiting a museum in Broomfield, CO., when he saw a bubble machine. He thought it would be a great attraction for the store. So when he got back he described the “bubble machine” to our woodshop and they created a tall rectangle with a large ring-shaped moat, where the bubbles and “wand” would stay. By pulling a cord, a large hula-hoop-like ring draws a giant bubble up, to surround kids and even adults too.

Butterflies

Mine-Control and Zachary Booth Simpson created the interactive butterfly attraction at Abt. Stand in front of the 150” screen where your shadow is displayed. Hundreds of butterflies surround you eventually landing on your shoulder, outstretched hand, or even your head.

Cookie Kitchen

Weekends at Abt are filled with customers, bargains, and the sweet smell of fresh baked cookies. Each weekend, Abt’s famous cookie kitchen is staffed with the cookie girls who give our customers warm cookies and coffee, with a smile.

Eyes

Abt is home to a very unique sculpture by San Francisco artist, Alan Rath. He created a pair of eyes that look around and blink. Rath used two 13” cathode ray tube TV monitors to display the eyes and they are controlled by an internal computer.

Fish Tank

The 7,500 gallon, salt water Abt aquarium is home to lots of beautiful fish and eel. Each day the aquarium must look spotless so customers can try out our extensive line of HD cameras and camcorders. Surrounding two sides of the aquarium are the HD cameras and camcorders for customers to test on the beautiful fish and coral.

Flight Simulator

Our flight simulator is the same one used by aviation schools to train entry level students. Microsoft’s Flight Simulator FSX is projected onto a 207” screen from a Sony 4K Projector. The screen has an awesome 4,000,000 pixels of resolution. The computer running the program is made by Alienware.

Fountain

The Abt fountain, the center of the Atrium, was built by fountain technologies. It’s waters dance gracefully for onlookers. The wonderful designers at Fountain Technologies have helped to choreograph the water to dance with music!

Granite Globe

Abt has a German made 5,381lb granite ball in the showroom. It floats on 12lbs of water pressure and a 3-year-old can spin the globe. It actually rotates on the approximate axis of the earth, when someone isn’t spinning it, that is.

Home Theaters

For the past 15 years Abt’s home theater installation department has been selling and installing home theater equipment. For the last 10 years we have done about 3,000 per year. Abt is reliable and we provide pre-and post-sales support.

Humpty Dumpty

Kimber Fiebiger is the artist responsible for creating the Humpty Dumpty sculpture in Abt’s Atrium. Fiebiger is a Minnesota artist who creates bronze sculptures of all sorts, from classic to contemporary, even whimsical.

Kitchen Vignettes

Abt’s Atrium features kitchen vignettes by Sub-Zero/Wolf, DCS/Fisher-Paykel, Kitchen Aid/Jenn Air, GE Monogram, Miele, Viking, Thermador, and Dacor. Each Vignette showcases a kitchen option by each brand. GE Monogram, for example, gives an earth friendly selection of energy saving appliances and sustainable materials like bamboo.

Mouse Trap

George Rhoads created the audio kinetic sculpture that resides in Abt’s Atrium. The mouse trap is a large sculpture than sends a ball on a journey up, down, and around an intricate maze that is a wonder to watch. Kids and children alike are amazed by the sights and sounds of Abt’s Mousetrap.

Solar Panels

Abt utilizes solar panels in addition to the co-generator and high-output t-5 florescent lighting to save energy. We are a proud distributor of Sharp solar panels.

Windmills

Abt Electronics began selling solar panels and windmills for both residential and commercial use. We are an authorized dealer for Mariah Power windmills.

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