I had part of a short scale single pickup Dano/Silvertone like this when I was a kid ~12. I think mine was the 1442L in turdburst. I lived in Houston at the time, and there were all these neighborhood developments around me that were left vacant during the oil crash in the late 80s. A lot of people had to bail on their homes and would just dump their old stuff everywhere in these vacant neighborhoods. I had found the Dano laying on the side of the street! It was missing the lower half of the body, pickup, and bridge.
I remember the neck on mine having a really dense feel (in a good way). I think it had two big square steel rods running thru it that were visible at the body-end. The neck profile was nice and shallow, and it just felt good to me. Always wanted to try one of these (in working condition) because of that!
Congrats - this looks like a nice one