If you look at the bridges on some common basses, you will find that there's maybe an inch between where the string crosses the bridge and where the ball end is held. The Alembic model tends to have more distance there, so longer scale strings seem to work fine.
On the downside, anything with a tapered or exposed core may not fit quite right. I accidentally ended up with some tapered core strings, and they almost worked because the string was just reaching the full winding as it crossed the bridge. It was within an eight inch of working for me.
