Tenor Guitars
 

Any Blue Ridge BR-60T or BR-40T owners here? If so, I am curious as to size/dimensions wise how they compare to a regular 6 string dreadnought body ... also, what other choices are available today for high quality tenor guitars? I have a cheap one that I really enjoy but I am desiring an upgrade ... any feedback much appreciated ... thanks.

No owner here, but specs are readily available:

So this is a surprisingly small body, but should should be sufficient for the range of a tenor.

I own a BR-40T. Great sounding guitar and MUCH smaller than a Dreadnought.
When I bought mine it cost $409 about 5 years ago. Now they sell for almost $700. Somebody must have discovered they were good guitars.

They are made over seas and I heard they took a martin tenor 018T (I think) and gave the contract to the factory that did the best job reproducing the Martin.

You may want to look at vintage gibsons
like the tg-50. these can be had
for 12-1500 and are wonderful inst.
I have one and am quite enamoured with it. heres one on reverb. for 1200.
https://reverb.com/item/20306977-gib...-50-1950-tenor

Don't have one - I have a stella tenor - but I remember playing both the 40T and the 60T a few years back at McCabes. The 60T had more "bling" but I actually liked the 40T better.
Much smaller than a dred - more like a 0 size parlor.

I had a 1930s 0-18T that was killer, but getting near some serious maintenance. I still have BR40T. It’s a very nice tenor that doesn’t break the bank. It’s close to sound of the Martin. Don’t play it a lot because I have a mandola and Octave Mando. The 40T did develop a top seam crack, but it’s stable and, believe it or not, I think it sounds a bit better.

"Opening up."

Exactly. LOL