Thanks for your clarifications. I think I'll adjust the scale length to 13.5" on my soprano banjolele and check it's intonation. Should improve my intonation anyway. I'm uncertain as to the significance of the nut to body length. I don't expect I'll be playing that high on the neck anytime soon. what's the skinny on the nut to body length?
The longer neck (nut to body length reference) allows for greater distance between frets. Here are some samples I have measured from the nut to the first fret. Tenor=15/16", Concert=7/8" and Soprano=3/4". Different manufactures may vary a bit but smaller size instruments have smaller sized fret spacing compared to bigger sized instrument. I like the longer neck of a tenor when I am playing barr chords down around the 7th fret or higher because I don't feel as cramped up as I do on a soprano. Others could experience the exact opposite and like the shorter neck length better. Some like chocolate some like vanilla.
To the OP's question I have found the same improvements switching from one instrument to another. It is very much like cross training, using muscles in slighty different ways. The lower tension strings on a soprano helps to develop a softer lower tension touch. Tenor is like training wheels with all that space between frets.
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