Lumber ? ? ?

[lumberslinger178]

Hey Chuck ,
looks like the sagging towards the right going to the second floor...... hmmm sounds like you may just need a little extra beef under th handrail side in the basement.
with the age of the house it will never be perfect without major work . I'd say just get one of those colums that you can adjust ... and just give it a half turn or a quarter turn once a week of so.

btw I like the newel post looks like chestnut.