A special service from Schiphol will deliver the harp. To make matters worse, this service has of course also been delayed. Delivery man Valentijn has shipped many special products (“animals, statues and works of art”), but “never an instrument as large as this”. It later turned out that the delay today was also due to the size and fragility of the package. Beate receives Valentine like a kind of traffic controller, but bouncing with adrenaline. She can’t wait. Yet she must remain patient longer. The box truck in which the harp is transported must be as close as possible to the front door of Beate’s apartment complex. After several attempts, Valentijn manages to park the small truck on the narrow driveway – which is actually intended for bicycles or at most scooters. Not long after, the tailgate opens and the fragile package turns out to be very large.
Utrecht harpist experiences nerve-wracking final moments in global search for the perfect instrument
