Frederic Hickman's Piano Workshop has been servicing the greater Baltimore-Washington-Annapolis areas since 1984. The shop is located in a bucolic setting in Edgewater, Maryland, just minutes from Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.

Mr. Hickman became interested in the workings of the piano already as a child, and by his mid-twenties he had launched into a career as a piano technician with the successful refurbishing of an old Estey upright purchased from the Salvation Army. By 1977 he was working in a small Annapolis piano shop, where, in the course of his three years there, he gained valuable experience in the restoration of grand and upright pianos, as well as cabinet repair and refinishing. At the same time he was continually honing his ear in the art of tuning, and soon was skilled enough to start his own piano service and rebuilding business. Since then, the Hickman Piano Workshop has been specializing in the rebuilding of fine grand and vertical pianos, as well as the proper tuning and maintenance of the home and studio instrument.

In 1982, Mr. Hickman joined the Piano Technicians Guild and passed the rigorous examinations to qualify for Registered Craftsman. He remains active in the Baltimore Chapter of the PTG, having served as president and as technical coordinator.