Several aspects of bowed-string dynamics are still inadequately clarified. The importance of torsion modes on the motion regimes is one such issue. Experiments involving torsion are difficult and most of the results available pertain to numerical simulations. The authors’ approach differs from previous efforts in two main aspects: (1) the development of a computational method distinct from the wave-propagation approach pioneered by McIntyre, Schumacher, and Woodhouse and (2) an extensive and systematic analysis of the coupling between torsion and transverse motions is performed. The numerical simulations are based on a modal representation of the unconstrained string and a computational approach for friction that enables accurate representations of the stick-slip forces and of the string dynamics, in both time and space. Many relevant aspects of the bowed-string can be readily implemented, including string inharmonic behavior, finite bow-width, and torsion effects. Concerning the later aspect, a realistic range of the torsional to transverse wave-speed ratio is investigated, for several values of the bow velocity and normal force. Results suggest that torsion modes can effect both transient durations and steady state regimes, in particular when the above-mentioned ratio is <4. Gut strings should then be particularly prone to torsion effects.