Hand engraving is extremely labor-intensive compared with computer engraving. ... And labor-intensive translates to expensive. During the mid-20th century a great many publishers were outsourcing their engraving to Asia for this very reason, if my understanding is correct.
During the 1970s and '80s it became usual to publish new works simply by photocopying the composer's MS--often with atrocious results (see e.g. Xenakis' _Nomos Alpha_). Traditional engraving therefore was already on its way out even before computer engraving became commonplace.
I got a fair amount of work then hand-recopying (neatly) the work of local composers and arrangers, which never did end up published, instead being photocopied for later distribution. Many of the skills I learned then (with the possible exception of a steady hand) have helped enormously since going to a PC to do the heavy lifting - page layout, spacing, etc.
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