Hello MMD,  Thanks to the MMD Archive I found an old article which
looked as if it might be helpful to me identifying the production year
for Steck SN Mod. V 38812.  In MMD 2000.12.20 Patrick Boeckstijns wrote:

 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/200012/2000.12.20.06.html 

> Hello,  On the following page one can find serial numbers for Steck:
>   http://frontpage.sofnet.com/kway/serialnumb.htm 
> The number of pianos produced is irregular, but the list shows
> an average of 2000 pianos a year except for 1930 (the year mine
> was made). ... ...

The link is no longer valid after nearly 15 years.  Can anybody point
me to an updated link?  Maybe Patrick Boeckstijns knows more?

On the other hand the sofnet user "kway" might be MMDer Kevin Way.
In any case, please, respond to this message, Kevin!

Best regards from Germany, where winter has lost its way to Europe.

Walter Tenten

 [ Steck pianos were built in America, Germany (Gotha) and
 [ England (Hayes).  Patrick Boeckstijns' MMD article appears at
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/200012/2000.12.20.06.html
 [ Julian Dyer wrote about serial number of European Steck pianos in
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/200012/2000.12.22.04.html
 [ -- Robbie

 [ The Internet Archive's "Wayback Machine" captured the page you are
 [ interested in.  It can be retrieved from the "Wayback Machine" here:
 [ https://web.archive.org/web/20010127122800/http://frontpage.sofnet.com/kway/serialnumb.htm#4 
 [ You will get a pop-up asking you to install the "Beatnik MP3 Player". I
 [ recommend clicking "Ignore" on the pop-up.   --Jody