Man I totally agree. It seems counter intuitive. I guess it has something to do with back of the bridge angle? I had a 44” Juzek and the same set of Obligatos on it felt buttery compared to when I put them on my Pöllmann.
confused as why the shorter scale will make higher tension. if anything the other way around. I'd argue my 43.5 inch scale bass will have more tension than your shorter scale length...
but all this said, gotta try them on your own bass to see.