Not tooting your own horn? Donate it!"Two local music lovers are working to get instruments into the hands of New Orleans musicians who are unemployed without them.
When Tranchida's friend trumpeter Bill Newell of Spring Hill said he was launching a drive to collect instruments and put them in the hands of New Orleans's signature performers, Tranchida signed on.
'We feel for these guys,' Newell said. 'They're swamped. They're out of work.' "